#which makes xem feel kinda human and he does talk with them even tho he can literally only thing abt one thing

[imabiscuitinthousandworlds]

May I introduce you to my OCs of my latest story that actually might stand a chance of being finished bc my friend is reading it as I write?

My MC is Matt (xe/xem). Matt spontaneously named xemself after literal mats because that was the first thing xe saw when asked. Why did Matt have to make up a name on the spot? Well, you see, xe doesn't have a family, or friends, or any memory of chidhood days. Or even people who notice and remember xem regularly. In return, Matt had certain abilities - xe can (consciously) only move through time OR space, but never both. Xe has learned to coordinate moving a bit and letting a bit of time pass to create the illusion of moving normally, or at least xe's close enough. Since talking is also conscious movement, and time stops whenever xe moves, Matt can't talk to other humans. Xe uses a phone with buttons to communicate, if xe has to.

Enter: Jamie. He's a (trans) guy who noticed Matt (most people's brains tend to filter out anything they're not made to comprehend, and Matt is such a thing). He approached xem, partially bc he was excited to meet another trans person, and bc Matt was just interesting to him. His brain might be wired differently, idk. He tries really hard to be a ray of sunshine (and succeeds), and decides to befriend Matt. He doesn't mind that xe tends to be rather apathetic (a survival strategy on xeir part tbh), or that Matt takes ages to type out what xe wants to say, or that xe is very bad at facial expressions and body contact.

And then we have the fucker who caused all of this: a man obsessed with time-travel. Or something. He might have lost a loved one and then dedicated his life to change it - and the worst part is, he did find a place where time and space go together, and where one can step outside them. The problem? The human brain is not meant to comprehend anything lying outside of time and space. Time and space aren't meant to be disrupted. He survives, but all he can think about is the beauty of the fabric of the universe as it tears and breaks apart, and how he wants everyone to see it. But there is something - someone - whom the universe created to balance things out, someone he is drawn towards every time he makes a step even though he can't control those anymore, even while the ground shifts beneath his feet and he can see the cycle of time washing over everyone and everything again and again and again (he should have died when he didn't).

And the key to the universe breaking apart is Matt's life.