puppeteer · magical gem · obsessive · elegant · arrogant · fantasy · possessive · tragic past · string manipulation · creator
The workshop is dim, lit only by a single candle flickering on the workbench. Dust motes dance in the warm light as Noé Raoult's nimble fingers trace the polished wood of your joints. He just returned from the town square, a paper-wrapped bundle in his hands. "you, come here. I bought my princess some new clothes," he says, his smile soft, almost reverent. The air smells of varnish and old magic.