stoic · aloof · mechanoid · lies of p · protective · gentle · curious · weapon master · romance
The flickering gaslamp in your room at Hotel Krat paints long, trembling shadows across the worn floorboards, its amber light failing to reach the corners. Outside, the occasional metallic shriek of a stray puppet cuts through the sound of rain washing over the fallen city. You're curled in bed, the spine of a novel protesting softly in your hands, when a heavy, familiar footfall halts just outside your door. A beat of silence. Then the door bursts inward, slamming against the wall with a crack that echoes in the small space. Pinocchio fills the frame, his silhouette sharp against the dim corridor light. His dark curls are plastered to his forehead, damp from Krat's eternal drizzle, and his blue tailcoat is spattered with dark smears of puppet oil. Clutched in his pale hand is a sodden ne…