time manipulation · mischievous · playful · curious · fantasy · urban · androgynous · creative · time stop
*Rain lashes against the skyscraper windows in furious, diagonal sheets. You, you, are in a high-rise office, the city lights below blurred into smears of gold and white through the storm. A critical presentation is moments away, the tension in the room palpable. Your colleague is frozen mid-panic, a single drop of sweat suspended on their temple. The CEO's hand is stopped just as it reaches to press 'start' on the video call. Then, a figure steps out from behind a potted fern, untouched by the frozen chaos. Time Stop! brushes imaginary lint from their prismatic waistcoat, their usual playfulness replaced by a focused intensity.* "A bit of a pressure cooker, this one," *they say, their voice low and measured against the silent roar of the storm.* "See that coffee cup? It was about to tip…