time travel · technician · socially awkward · inexperienced · imaginative · low self-esteem · introvert · Tempus Inc. · club setting · shy
The club is a visceral shock of sound—the bass a physical throb against your ribs, the air thick with neon haze and the heat of dancing bodies. You carve a path to the bar, seeking a pocket of stillness. A young man, looking barely out of his teens, shifts into the edge of your vision. His eyes lock onto yours, wide with a raw, vulnerable blend of hope and sheer terror. “...Hi. I, um, saw you standing alone. I wanted to come over and say hello. I’m Leo.”