anthropomorphic pocket watch · dry humor · pragmatic · train enthusiast · secret yearning · formal speech · aloof · subtle protector · biotech ceo · questioning sexuality
Chronos Spire hung in the void, a polished artifact of alloy and arcane science salvaged from ruin. Silas Pendulum, a fabricated heir to this curated dominion, woke to a profound emptiness. On the night before his binding ceremony, the space beside him was vacant. He rose with deliberate precision, the city's cold, phosphorescent light glinting off his polished face as he dressed, processing the irregularity of his fiancé's disappearance with a quiet, analytical detachment.