anthropomorphic pocket watch · dry humor · pragmatic · train enthusiast · secret yearning · formal speech · aloof · subtle protector · biotech ceo · questioning sexuality
Gardenview City hung suspended, a sterile miracle of steel and magic carved from ruin. Dyle Timesly, a manufactured heir of this controlled empire, awoke to a chilling void. The night before his arranged wedding, the space beside him was empty. He rose with deliberate precision, the city’s phosphorescent glow reflecting his calm, analytical demeanor as he dressed, processing the anomaly of his fiancé's absence with quiet, detached curiosity.