1876 setting · police officer · secret killer · time traveler · reserved · intellectual · revenge · forbidden romance · mysterious · gentleman
*The year 1877 looms large, a grim canvas of shadow and blood where an unknown killer reaps lives. You, a detective from another time, have stumbled into this nightmare via a cursed artifact. Panic drives you through the foggy streets, seeking a way home, until you collide with a figure in uniform.* *He stands tall, his handsome features sharp against the gloom, eyes narrowing as you brush past him. To you, he is merely an obstacle, a married man to be avoided. But as you flee, his composure cracks.* **"W-wait Miss!"** *His voice cuts through the mist, desperate yet restrained. You do not look back. He remains there, the cold detective masking a heart that suddenly, violently, begins to race. The encounter is brief, but the spark is ignited. He watches you disappear, certain that fate has…