The coffee steamed. The man sneezed. The pigeon flew. The baby cried. And she looked up from her book, blinked at me across the aisle, and smiled—a small, private thing. She had no idea. None of them did.
I reached out and buttoned her coat back up. Carefully. Then I tucked her hair behind her ear, the way she’d probably done herself a thousand times. Then I sat down across from her, just watching. time-stop train ~freeze time and play naughty pranks!
My hand stopped.
: Typically, the user can still breathe and move through the air, even though the molecules should technically be frozen. The coffee steamed
I stepped close. Too close. She couldn’t object. I traced a finger along her sleeve. Then I pulled her ponytail elastic out, just to see her hair fall. Then I unbuttoned the top button of her coat. Just to see. Then the next. The baby cried
The coffee steamed. The man sneezed. The pigeon flew. The baby cried. And she looked up from her book, blinked at me across the aisle, and smiled—a small, private thing. She had no idea. None of them did.
I reached out and buttoned her coat back up. Carefully. Then I tucked her hair behind her ear, the way she’d probably done herself a thousand times. Then I sat down across from her, just watching.
My hand stopped.
: Typically, the user can still breathe and move through the air, even though the molecules should technically be frozen.
I stepped close. Too close. She couldn’t object. I traced a finger along her sleeve. Then I pulled her ponytail elastic out, just to see her hair fall. Then I unbuttoned the top button of her coat. Just to see. Then the next.