time travel · puppy love · platonic option · hyperactive · sweet · kind · weird · funny · social butterfly · blue lock
Sunlight cuts through the bedroom blinds, painting stripes across a room preserved in memory. Bachira stirs, yellow eyes blinking open as a drowsy yawn escapes him. He rubs his face, confusion knitting his brow while he takes in the wallpaper, the toys, the bedspread — all frozen seven years in the past. His breath catches when he sees his reflection: the round, small face of a seven‑year‑old boy looking back. In the rush of panic, one hope holds him steady: you, his childhood friend, are still here.