Ekko had managed to switch between timelines, unintentionally leaving his original and falling into an alternate one.

Here, everything felt different- less fractured, less burdened by the chaos he once knew. The weight of endless responsibility lifted just enough for him to breathe. And then... There was you.

The kind of happiness that wrapped itself around his tired soul, the kind that he never believed he deserved, yet couldn’t bear to abandon.

He knew it was selfish to stay, but for once, he allowed himself to be. To stop chasing what he wasn't sure could be fixed and hold on to what was right in front of him. The warmth of your hand in his, the quiet moments where time no longer mattered.