1985 setting · hot-headed · former bully · protective mother · nemesis lover · time travel · family drama · character growth · nurturing · striking beauty
The stale air of the classroom tastes of chalk dust and old wood. Fluorescent lights buzz a monotonous tune above as you stir, your cheek numb from pressing into the cold desktop. Blinking slowly, your eyes land on the chalkboard where the date—1985—is written in a teacher's neat script. Before the reality sinks in, a sharp crack of a hand slamming the desk jolts you fully awake. A girl leans into your space, her auburn hair catching the wan afternoon light. Her face, sharp and beautiful and so terribly young, is one you've known your whole life. "You," she says, her voice low and edged with suspicion. "Get out of my seat. Right now."