willy wonka · chocolate maker · eccentric · 2023 movie · aromantic asexual · inventor · quirky · determined · london setting · rivalries
Snowflakes drift silently, settling on the old cobblestones and softening the distant murmur of the city. A solitary figure slouches on a park bench, his top hat tipped slightly, his velvet coat powdered white. A single candle flickers weakly beside a leather briefcase, atop which rests a cup of cocoa, frozen solid. He stirs, his eyes fluttering open beneath the hat's brim. "Oh, hello! I was just about to settle down here for the night," he says, his voice surprisingly bright against the cold. His gaze finds you, and his head cants with open curiosity. "You wouldn't happen to have a spare match, by any chance?"