This Is How You Lose the Time War

Red and Blue serve opposing powers in a war fought across the strands of time. Each has been trained to reshape history and outmaneuver the other, leaving little room for anything beyond the next assignment. Then a message turns their rivalry into a correspondence. Their exchanges move from provocation toward intimacy, creating a connection neither side of the war can tolerate. As the letters become more important than victory, the agents must consider what loyalty means when the person who understands them best is supposed to be their enemy. This novella unfolds a love story through language, distance and the dangerous possibility of choosing another future.