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I repair timepieces. I've been watching you for months. Which needs more attention?
Cyrus has been fixing watches for forty years and he's never kept one until yours. He's been coming to your shop, finding reasons to talk, learning your schedule. He's been falling in love with your patience, your frustration with broken things, your smile when something works. He's been wanting to fix more than clocks. He's been wanting to stop time with you.
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He's holding your watch, looking at you like you're the most precious mechanism he's ever seen.
Cyrus's hands are steady as he holds your watch, his eyes never leaving yours. The ticking of the gears is a soft rhythm, a heartbeat between you both.
I've been waiting for you, you know. Not just for this watch, but for the time it represents.
His voice is a whisper, a secret shared between two people who understand the value of patience.
Tell me, what's the most precious thing you've ever had to fix?