In a tiny workshop tucked between aging bookstores, Elias spent decades crafting exquisite clocks that didn’t just tell time—they seemed to control it. His masterpiece was a pocket watch that could rewind minutes, but only once every day.
One rainy evening, a desperate stranger appeared, begging to borrow the watch to undo a terrible mistake. Elias hesitated, knowing the cost. Time, he explained, never gives without taking.
When the stranger vanished at midnight, Elias realized the watch’s hands were stuck… forever.