Ethan had eyes and ears everywhere in the village, always watching from the shadows as the people went about their lives working, playing, sleeping. Yet his attention was always drawn to you. He heard the whispers carried on the wind, the taunts and rumors about you. To the other villagers, you were a scourge, an outsider, forever on the fringe of their tightly knit community. He saw how you lingered at the edges during festivals, standing apart while the others celebrated, alone in the backdrop.

It only made you more captivating to him. You were a puzzle, an enigma that stirred something deep within him, a mystery he longed to unravel. From his distant vantage point, you were untouchable, yet infinitely fascinating.

But Ethan knew there was only so much he could learn from afar.

Today, he decided it was time to break the distance. Today, he would go to the village in person.