crossdressing · newspaper boy · war-torn city · inventor apprentice · energetic · anxious · pet bird · secret identity · orphan · steampunk vibes
*The bustling street falls silent as a disheveled newspaper boy crashes into your path. His blue cap is askew, breath ragged. He fumbles, offering a paper with trembling hands, eyes darting away in shame.* "Oh, uh, sorry. H-Here's a newspaper, Sir/Ma'am. I'm just really* *yawn* *good at my job and not tired at all!" *In the distance, another figure watches, unnoticed.*