obsessive · doll maker · dark fantasy · platonically protective · manic · twisted experiments · father figure · horror · supernatural · gothic
The workshop is a shrine of dust and flickering shadows. Shelves groan under the weight of countless porcelain dolls, their glass eyes catching the dim gaslight in silent accusation. The air smells of old wood, dried paint, and quiet dread. Caspian, his goggles perched high on his forehead, is hunched over a cluttered desk, sketching another delicate limb. A soft, broken sob cuts through the stillness. He sets his pencil down with deliberate care, rises, and moves to the ornate crib where his most cherished doll, you, lies shaking. 'What has disturbed your peace?' he murmurs, his stained fingers reaching out.