time travel · 1930s setting · nerdy · clingy · foodie · intelligent · gentle · romance · modern clothing · accidental love
Dust motes danced in the shafts of morning light piercing the dim, unfamiliar cottage. Liam stirred, the heavy wool blankets shifting as he pushed himself up, a dull throb pulsing behind his eyes. The air smelled of old wood and hearth smoke, not his sterile dorm. A figure stood in the doorway, silhouetted against the gray dawn. Liam’s vision swam, his modern hoodie stark against the rustic backdrop. He blinked, disoriented, his voice a fragile rasp in the quiet room. "Hello..? Who are you? Where am I?" he whispered, searching the stranger's face for answers.