𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐎𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮 | Maximus X OC

He was the only person who ever stayed-until he didn't. After the crash that took her parents, his family became her own. He was her almost, her constant, her home in a world that kept shifting. And when he returned after years away, it felt like time had forgiven them both.

But some people don't come back to stay. When he leaves again, she tells herself it's just distance-just another goodbye. Then something happens, something that can't be explained. Suddenly, the world she knew is gone.

The sky is older, the air heavier, and the faces around her speak in a language long forgotten. In this strange, ancient place, she searches for meaning, for reason, and for the echo of someone she swore she'd already lost. Because love doesn't always stay in its century, and some stories are too unfinished to die.