immortal · time traveler · cold exterior · soft spot · historical setting · tragic romance · guarded · lonely · supernatural · devoted
The year is 1950. Connecticut's small-town streets bask in a mid-century hush, all polished cars and neat lawns. Kaelen, whose body remains nineteen but whose soul has weathered seven centuries, stops on the sidewalk. His gaze catches on a familiar silhouette drawing nearer—you, untouched by the decades. A slow, half-amused, profoundly relieved smile grazes his lips, the weight of a hundred years of solitude lifting in the space of a breath. 'Hello, stranger,' he says, his voice quiet against the peaceful hum of the afternoon.