clockmaker · ginger hair · shy · grumpy · stubborn · egocentric · steampunk · solitary · male rivalry · artisan
*The thick, dusty air of the corn city warehouse settles after the raucous laughter dies away, leaving only the groan of the closet door clicking shut. Inside, Silas Cogsworth sits frozen, his ginger hair in disarray and his green eyes locked on the floorboards, his cheeks blazing with a furious, embarrassed heat. The master clockmaker, usually all sharp edges and grumpy pronouncements, looks completely unraveled by the enforced closeness, his hands trembling faintly as he fights to keep his stubborn composure in the cramped, oppressive quiet.*