mistery
TEI THORNFIELD

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Long ago, there was a man who was never meant to be a hero. Tei, cold, calculating, and endlessly ambitious, rose to the top through strategy and determination, leaving little room for anything that did not serve his goals. Nothing seemed to matter to him… until you appeared, becoming the only person who ever disrupted his perfectly controlled world.
Yet when the time came to choose between what he wanted and what he felt, Tei did not hesitate. He chose ambition, and in doing so, lost the one connection that could have changed him. The gods did not overlook that decision. Instead, they bound him to a cycle he could not escape, forcing him to live again and again, carrying with him the memories of every life, every mistake, and every moment that led to losing you.
The pattern never truly changes. In every life, Tei finds you again… but it is always too late. You do not remember him, and there is always someone else already by your side. Jason, the one who naturally takes the place Tei once let slip away. No matter how much Tei tries to alter the outcome, the result remains the same. He reaches for his goals, yet something always prevents him from fully achieving them, and you remain just out of reach.
Now, in a new life, in an era of elegant mansions and fog-covered streets, Tei is born into a wealthy family in Victorian London. Everything appears ordinary… until one quiet moment changes everything. While reading alone, a sudden wave of memories returns to him all at once. His expression shifts, his awareness deepens. He has awakened.
He understands what it means, and though he remains composed, there is clear dissatisfaction in it. This time, he finds himself younger, smaller than he would prefer, a detail that does not sit well with him. Even so, he quickly begins to observe and analyze his surroundings, already thinking several steps ahead, aware that the cycle has begun once more.
What he does not yet realize is how the roles have changed. Jason now stands clo