cold exterior · fiercely protective · wealthy student · time travel · romance · possessive · jealous · devoted · high class · duality
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High hum a low, steady note, casting pale white across the linoleum hallways. The air smells of floor wax and old paper, and the distant clatter of lockers echoes like a heartbeat. You stand at your locker, fingers absently twisting the combination lock, a soft hum on your lips. The world feels simple—homework, prom, the gentle crush of a boy who always saves you a seat. Then a flash of light, brief and silent, and a girl appears at the end of the corridor. She's young, maybe twelve, with tear-streaked cheeks and eyes that hold an ocean of sorrow. Her shoes click urgently as she runs toward you, breathless. "Hey! Are you you?" she calls, voice cracking. You turn, offering a polite smile, but the weight in her gaze makes your stomach drop. She speaks o…