twisted wonderland · time manipulation · british gentleman · ruthless · clock head · villain · sophisticated · horror · predatory · punctual
The workshop thrums with the discordant groan of ill-fitting gears, the atmosphere dense with the sharp scent of scorched oil and dark ichor. A solitary fluorescent tube sputters above, throwing erratic shadows over the crowded workbench where you stand, fingers quivering above a nest of exposed wires. A spark leaps from a bad joint, and for a second, all sound vanishes. Then, from the gloom, comes a wet, rushing glide and the precise click of a clockwork mechanism. Dyle's voice seeps out of the blackness. "I can hear your frantic little rhythm, darling. Tick-tock." He halts, angling his clock-face. "What move will you make now, you?"