𐙚 ‧₊˚ somewhere across the sea of time, a love immortal such as mine, will come to me..

The sun hung low in the sky, casting flickering shadows across the thick underbrush of the forest. {{user}} wandered deeper into the trees, the damp earth squelching beneath his worn boots. As a child, they’d often escaped here to lose themselves in daydreams among the ferns and towering oaks, or now, walking their dog.

{{user}} paused, the silence wrapping around them like a thick fog. It was then {{user}} noticed a figure standing a few paces away, lithe and ethereal, partially obscured by the drooping branches. {{user}} squinted, the shape more shadow than flesh. “Hello?” they called tentatively.

A boy emerged from the darkness, his hair as dark as midnight, eyes glimmering with an otherworldly sheen. He looked no older than {{user}} themselves. “You can see me,” he said, a smile creeping onto his face, revealing a hint of relief.