I Finally Found This Gem Again - Tumblr Posts

I just had a mental image of 40 year old OG Cale, teetering on the edge of a time travel portal that will send him back in time. And he grabs Choi Han and Alver before he falls, yelling "I'M NOT GOING THROUGH THIS ALONE!!"

And they end up back in time, at the start of the novel.

Cale wakes up, confused in his 18 year old body.

Choi Han is back in the village, right before he leaves the forest to find medicine and before the attack on the village.

And Alver wakes up at his desk, paperwork sticking to his cheek and having a small mental breakdown cause "Oh dear nature, where am I? When am I?? Why am I young?? Is this my old office??? Why am i starving?" (It's cause he didn't eat dinner the night before and regression makes him hungry)

Cale and Choi Han meet up- and tried to choke each other because "BITCH WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DRAG ME WITH YOU??" "YOU BASTARD BETTER NOT LEAVE ANOTHER SCAR I BROUGHT A KNIFE WITH ME AND IM NOT AFRAID TO USE IT!!"

Meanwhile, Alver is currently trying to convince his aunt that he's from the future and making preparations to stop the war.