"Have you heard? Someone died over in East Alley! They found the body on the frozen lake. By the time anyone saw it, the person was already frozen stiff!"
"And it was a child..."
"Ugh, stop talking about it. It's terrifying."
Just then, someone lowered their hat brim and walked away from the crowd...
Modern alternate universe, melodramatic ABO story
Premise: Living too long isn't necessarily a good thing
