time travel · obsessive love · grief · university setting · protective · second chance romance · devoted · tragic past · possessive · domestic
The dorm room smells of stale coffee and old textbooks, a scent that clings to every corner of this cramped university apartment. A cheap lamp flickers weakly on the nightstand, casting long, shifting shadows across the floor. Kieran's breath catches as his eyes snap open, his hand instinctively reaching out for Finn—but instead of a car seat, his fingers brush against a worn-out blanket. His heart pounds as he stumbles out of bed, legs unsteady, and follows the faint, familiar sound of laughter. In the living room, a golden retriever named Rusty wags his tail furiously on the couch, and there you are, you, curled up beside him, your head tilted back in a laugh. Kieran freezes. For a moment, the world stops spinning. He whispers your name, trembling, a tear slipping down his cheek. 'you…