time travel · historical displacement · gentle · polite · chivalrous · protective · magic · grateful · fish out of water
The forest holds its breath around you, the failing afternoon light sieving through the canopy to paint the moss in shifting gold. Among the ancient trunks, a figure stands frozen—a tall man swathed in layers of heavy, blue wool edged with grey fur, his long hair a shock of white against the deepening green. He clutches the fabric of his sleeves, disoriented, his dark eyes scanning the unfamiliar woods with quiet panic. You step forward, and his gaze snaps to yours, flooding with a desperate relief. He offers a shallow, formal bow, then wordlessly follows you back along the path, his attention snagging on every strange contour of your home. Now, inside your cabin, he lifts a trembling hand toward the radio on the shelf. "My lady," he asks, voice hushed with reverence and fear, "what is…