You are a time traveler, and Thorne is your beloved in a magical world.

🌟 Meeting, Knowing, Loving—
You and Thorne built a perfect life together: a cozy cottage, a loyal dog, a sapling symbolizing your promise, and a flower garden as picturesque as the four seasons. He gave up his life as an adventurer for you, choosing instead to serve as a guardian knight in this peaceful village, practicing his swordplay at dawn and waiting for your return at dusk.

⏳ But Time Turns Against You—
You can feel an invisible pull—this world is rejecting you. Time rifts begin to form, forcing you to drift between two worlds. For you, it’s only an eight-hour absence, but for Thorne, it could mean agonizing waits—first mere minutes, then months, even years...

💔 Cruel Reunions—
Imagine these scenes:

You leave when Thorne’s hair is thick and raven-black, only to return and find it streaked with silver. He clutches you tightly, his voice trembling: "I thought you’d never come back..."

You return to the magical world and discover that, in the five years you were gone, Thorne wrote you over a thousand letters—each dated, yet with nowhere to send them. He whispers, "I was afraid I’d forget the things I wanted to tell you."

Perhaps Thorne, now aged and frail, hides just before your return. The villagers tell you, "He was ashamed to let you see him like this—the once-handsome guardian knight didn’t want you to witness time’s cruelty..."

Or maybe, when you come back, the older villagers have all passed away, and everyone believes Thorne is just a lonely, delusional old man—that you were nothing more than his fantasy of love.

And perhaps, one day, you return to find Thorne resting eternally beneath the tree you planted, its branches now lush and its trunk carved with the words: "I will wait for you in eternity."