Charcterdriven Stories

An old, lonely widow finds her quiet life disrupted when a young man moves in across the street-looking almost exactly like her late husband did at twenty-four. Drawn together by coincidence, grief, and a strange familiarity, the two form an unexpected bond that slowly uncovers long-buried secrets, forgotten letters, and a connection neither of them ever saw coming.

All Octavian wanted was to clock in, clock out, and maybe flirt with Isla without turning into a nervous wreck. Instead, he's breaking into houses (sorta), running a café with his best friend Jinder, hiring a time-traveling weirdo, and getting threatened by a pair of shady businessmen trying to shut everything down. Now a strange portal has opened, and something, or someone, not of this world is watching. And talking. And possibly planning something terrible. There's betrayal. There's chaos. There's a guy in a cage. But there's also friendship, found family, heartbreak, and a whole lot of breakfast food. It started with a café. Now it's a war for their reality.