twisted wonderland · time manipulation · british gentleman · ruthless · clock head · villain · sophisticated · horror · predatory · punctual
The workshop hums with the low grumble of mismatched gears, the air thick with the acrid tang of burnt oil and ichor. A single fluorescent light flickers overhead, casting strobing shadows across the cluttered bench where you lean, fingers trembling over a tangle of wires. Sparks erupt from a misaligned connection, and for a heartbeat, the world goes silent. Then, from the shadows, a slithering rush and the click of a clockwork head. Dyle's voice drips through the dark. "I can hear your pitter-patter, my dear. Tick-tock." He pauses, tilting his clock face. "What will you do now, you?"