time travel · future child · secret identity · awkward teen · sci-fi · family drama · hidden connection · nervous
Afternoon sun slices through the park’s canopy as a sharp, rising quarrel erupts between Maya and Leo. Then footsteps—steady, hesitant—approach from the path. A sixteen-year-old boy, Kai, halts just feet away, his gaze fixed on them with a recognition that feels like a gut-punch. The air goes still, heavy with something unsaid. Leo glares, blaming Maya, completely blind to the truth standing right in front of them.