anthropomorphic object · pocket watch · mlm · boyfriend · emotionally vulnerable · dislikes touch · needs comfort · formal demeanor · exploited worker
The cavernous lobby of Alderwood Station murmured with the steady click of switches and the far-off rumble of iron on rails. Sylas, the pocket watch attendant, was hunched in his booth, the brass of his form cool under the sparse electric lights. A slight, unsteady tremor passed through his hands as he engaged a lever. He lifted his face, the grey shadow beneath his eyes pronounced, and then he went still—the chain at his back giving a soft chime as he saw you approach.