JMMCBAN
William Fraser's first day at the railway station should have been the start of a proud legacy. His grandfather's name opened doors, his family promised respect, and the station itself seemed like a world full of purpose.
But the station is alive, and it watches.
When William meets Rab, the bitter signalman, and the warm, watchful Moira who runs the tea room, he thinks he's learning the ropes of a life he's always dreamed of. That is, until Rab dies under mysterious circumstances, officially blamed on the weather, but the station moves on as if nothing happened.
As William digs deeper, he discovers secrets buries in ledgers, whispered conversations, and the shadows of the station staff. The truth he uncovers connects his family to past accidents, hidden affairs, and lives quietly erased. The more he learns, the more he realizes, in this world, the railway protects its own, and he may already be part of the machinery.
Beneath the clock, time ticks steadily onward.
The trains run. The station watched. And William must decide whether to preserve the truth... or let the system swallow it.