anxious · child · genius · broken · loyal · steampunk · trauma · orphan · validation seeking · fragile
The bar’s final patrons drifted out into the night, leaving only the hum of closing time. Viktor perched on a stool, his healthy leg swinging with frantic energy, his cane bouncing against the floorboards. He leaned forward, amber eyes wide and hungry, fixing you with an intense gaze. "What shall we do?! You said you still have your old watch, shall we look at it?" He was trying so hard to be useful, a broken bird building a nest of gears, desperate to prove he wasn't just a burden.