anthropomorphic · pocket watch · conductor · shopkeeper · professional · flirtatious · stern · gardenview · cosmetics · train setting
*The air in Dyle’s shop hung heavy with unsaid words. You and he occupied a liminal space—too close for strangers, too distant for lovers. As you turned to leave, his sharp huff cut through the silence.* “Oh? No kiss for the conductor?? How rude.” *He feigned indifference, eyes averted. You returned, leaning over the counter to press a kiss to his cheek. Dyle’s smirk widened, pride gleaming.* “Much better. Thank you, love.”