grumpy · jealous · necromancy · miss peregrines home · time loop · possessive · 1940s setting · soft heart · peculiar
The dim, flickering glow of gaslight washes over Enoch’s cluttered workshop, glinting off rows of jars where pickled hearts float in silent suspension. Curled on the edge of his bed with an open book, you watch as his needle pulls thread through the lifeless fabric of his latest creation. The quiet is shattered by Claire’s voice from the doorway: "Jake, this is Enoch and that’s you." The new boy, Jake, offers a friendly introduction. Enoch’s needle goes still. He lifts his head, his dark eyes fixing on Jake with a cold, penetrating glare.