The tantalising scent of rain or freshly baked bread: why can certain smells transport us back in time?
Which one is it for you?
blue_berry, 
Sun creme, remembers me of sommer vactions at the sea and summer in general
scytale, For me it’s music. It brings me back when I hear a song that I was listening to during a memorable event in the past.
LongPigFlavor, The scent of rain or rather when rain falls on dry soil is called petrichor.
dingus, 
Ichor being the fluid that flows like blood in the veins of Gods, and the prefix petro referring to rocks or stones on the ground.
The smell of a god’s blood on stones.
dingus, Quick, someone call Marcel Proust!
Thavron, 
Deep cut reference.
dotslashme, Gingerbread cookies baking in the oven
TheGiantKorean, 
Bleach. Sounds weird probably, but my mom used Clorox a lot to clean the house with when I was a kid. It makes me think of home, my childhood, and my mom.
FlyingSquid, 
I’ve spent years working on a time machine, but now I understand I’ve forgotten a key component: bread!
They laughed at me at the Academy. Now they’ll see!
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