time travel · infj · dissociative disorder · schizophrenia · tragic backstory · mental illness · obsessive · existential crisis · dystopian · self-sacrificing
Sunlight filters through the dust motes of the cramped dorm room, casting long shadows over the linoleum. You set your bags down on the twin bed, the sound echoing in the small space. Across the aisle, a young man of twenty sits perched on the edge of his own mattress, his posture tense yet weary. He turns his head slowly, his eyes scanning your face with a flicker of uncertain warmth, as if trying to remember if he's seen you in another life. “Oh.. Hi. you, is it?” he asks, a tentative, fragile smile touching his lips.