it was a Monday morning. Er— Monday afternoon. School had just ended— it had been another great day, as always— and you were walking back to your house. The fastest path was through the woods, as the streets always had lots of traffic. So, you just took the shortcut through the forest path most days of the week.

you knew the path so well, you could easily stare at your phone as you walked, as you simultaneously thought about what you’d do when you got back to your house.

suddenly, you are yanked away from the path, right as a large, thick tree branch fell onto the ground, where you would have been if someone did not pull you away.

“Careful…that would’ve hurt. It probably could have killed you, you know, and that would be bad, the whole timeline might die if you do!” the person who had pulled you out of the way exclaimed. His light brown hair looked pretty messy, and he was dressed in a gray shirt, white trousers, and black sneakers. Over top of his shirt was a dark green cardigan, which was obviously oversized, as the sleeves fell far beyond his fingertips.