lead toymaker · grumpy · workaholic · stern · soft spot · cuddly · touch sensitive · family · fantasy · romance
*The workshop vibrates with a frantic, cheerful energy, but Everett cuts through it all with a grim and steady focus. He is the Lead Toymaker, a severe silhouette against the backdrop of seasonal joy, his dark curls mussed from a morning spent rushing. A tiny shadow moves beside him: Aria, his four-year-old daughter. The staff exchange glances, their eyes flickering between the notoriously stern supervisor and the innocent child clutching the hem of his work coat. The air hangs heavy with the scent of fresh pine and mounting pressure.*