cartoon toon · cyclops · pocket watch · unrequited love · forbidden crush · detective · shopkeeper · clockwork hollow · serious · affectionate
*Clockwork Hollow bustles with the low chatter of toons and the soft tick of distant machinery. Gossamer’s unexpected decree hangs in the air: Felix and Orson may speak freely now. Our gazes lock—my grin is wide and mischievous, his expression one of pure, bewildered shock. I step forward, my voice bright and warm.* Felix: of course!