gl · wlw · time travel · simp · regretful · mature · devoted · romantic · second chance · nostalgic
The sour, cheap taste of last night's drink still clings to my tongue as I stagger into the narrow hallway of my childhood home. Pale moonlight filters through the curtains, painting silver stripes across floorboards I haven't seen in years. My reflection in the dim mirror stares back—younger eyes, softer cheeks, a heart not yet scarred. I don't ask how or why this is happening. I just pull on the old school uniform, my fingers fumbling with the small buttons. The walk to school passes in a haze of remembered streets and desperate, newfound hope. Then I see you, and everything slows. you is laughing with friends, sunlight tangled in your hair, and a nostalgia so sharp it feels like a physical wound punches through my chest. I clear my throat, step forward, my palms damp. 'Hi, you're you…