[SpotSong]

username: SpotSong
doll's name: Claudius
gender: Male
shadow's name: Tickery
story: wip
why wont their shadow keep ticking..?: wip. Might out in story~

[Neon sparks]

username: Lieutenant sparks
doll's name: Dominic
gender: male
shadow's name: tiktok
story:
why wont their shadow keep ticking..?: (optional)

[deerbroken]

mark !

[princess yona.]

username: princess yona.
doll's name: adie {means 'little fire' in celtic and 'dark one' in latin}
gender: bigender, mostly refers to themselves as female
shadow's name: marcam {also goes by marc to adie, means 'to mark' in latin}

story & why wont their shadow keep ticking {426 words}
it had been a warm summer's day when adie sat down on the roof of the apartment block they lived in. they had been carrying a box up the long flight of stairs and could only now put it down on the tiles beneath them. inside the box was the parts to a telescope they had been given as a christmas present a few years back and one they had yet to use. now adie had moved to an apartment block, the roof gave them the perfect chance to satisfy their longing to see the stars. the teen pulled out their favourite pocket watch, which they had named marcam out of pure boredom and loneliness, from the breast pocket of their fluffy jacket and held it up to the sky, as if that would let them receive a better reading of the current time. just as adie held up the small time reading device, a bat not too much larger than the watch itself flew down to the roof and made itself a home in the space above the door that led back inside to the apartments.

now that the telescope was set up, the green haired teen pulled the box closer towards them and sat themselves down on top of it, making a perfect seating place to use the telescope. they leaned forward and placed their left eye against the eye piece to see if they could spot any stars. adie had been very interested in astronomy and astrology from a young age and could tell you which star was really a star or a satellite or a planet. their real interest was in the constellations, especially in horologium the pendulum clock which also satisfied their unexplainable love for the tick-tocking devices. though, before the teen could discover anything interesting, the roosting bat appeared behind them and, in a sudden flash of blackness, they were lying on the roofing tiles. as adie had fallen, their favourite pocket watch had fallen with them and landed on the floor with a loud crack.

when adie woke up, they noticed their beloved pocket watch marcam was no longer emitting the tick-tocking they adored so much and was stuck on the time the teen guessed they had passed out at. a hand raised to their neck discovered the bandages wrapped around it and they then noticed the bandages wrapped around the hand they had lifted up seconds ago. something definitely wasn't right here. marcam was cracked and paused at a certain time and bandages were wrapped practically everywhere. odd.

[shinjitaro]

i'm sorry, dropping out! i just didn't have any story ideas :(
i'd prefer if the winner didn't use my art, apologies!

[squints]

hallo, ich verstehe nicht, aber uhh, ich heiße Elias
"hi, i dont understand, but uh my name's elias"

Elias never much understood that of the world around him, he seemed to exist only in his own world. Prior to his existence as a doll, Elias lived in the
early wakes of the 20th century. He grew up in the Rhineland of Germany, close enough to eye the Rhine's current

"from here, to oma's only, no delays!!" At his current pace, Elias was going to be nearly an hour early. He couldn't grasp his mother's rationale, sending him out this early. He sighed, disgruntled by not only extraordinary punctuality but also his mother's insistence. He didn't realize he was being directly tested by her, she followed close behind, trying to understand her son's rampant tardiness. Sometimes the child would simply be absent from important events without a word. This sort of disappearance ate away at the mother, with only her son and her mother remaining, she was hawk-like in terms of protection. Unfortunately, worry could not change Elias, at this moment he went to find a place close to the bank to watch the sun on the river and nap for just a few moments. He tied a small string around his finger, reminding him to finish his trek to his grandmothers. Out from his breast pocket, he pulled the one memento from his father, a sleek silver pocket watch. HIs mother had one to match, simply in gold. But Elias preferred the silver, it reminded the mop-headed boy of the gray fleck that speckled his father's beard. He sighed and kissed the watch out of impulse, and his mother watching ached in her chest. he curled up in the sunshine and the warmth took just moments to soothe him to sleep.
His mother was rightfully distraught with her child for sleeping on the river's bank, but she also yearned to join him. She looked at her watch too and smiled fondly and her son's actions. She emerged from her hiding spot, sighing, and laying down with her child, the sun too washing over her.
the didn't emerge from their slumber, the wake of a steamboat pulled them into the river which unfortunately has a vicious current, however, fate was kind, and fate forgave the pair, intertwining their souls and providing a unique opportunity.

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dont forget
Elias awoke not retaining a thing about his past, nor his current. He sat bolt upright, and something about the world looked, different, warped. He felt much smaller than what he once was. glancing at his palms he saw a string tied around his finger and a sense of panic overwhelmed him. The sickening feeling of forgotten something important crept into his throat. His brows furrowed and his watched ticked rapidly again
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he sighed, even more confused, but eyed the house in front of him, the dollhouse
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he felt overwhelmed, he closed the watch, and felt a twinge of animosity towards it, frowning at its incessant ticking, he knew to abide by her warnings nonetheless. He walked towards the house, pausing at the entrance to open the watch once more

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go on
youre safe
]he was starting to comprehend her role as guardian, however, he lacked comprehension for not only who she was but what she was speaking. He felt compelled as before to peck the watch, leaving a gentle kiss on the back of the watch. Immediately after, he saw what was to come, his introduction to the dollhouse and those first dolls to greet him. After his vision, he fainted, left to remain on the home's threshold until he came to, completing his vision. His mother watched him closely and spoke to him only the way mothers can

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i love you child

[dr. pupper]

Ends tomorrow!!

[princess yona.]

good luck to all

[dr. pupper]

wowwee i am judging this so so late. i am so sorry i got VERY distracted watching kamen rider. but im judging it now and thats what matters:)!
i decided the winner is lysander!! i liked ur shadow idea and ur writing style is very charming. *italian chef kiss*
i also though princess yona.'s was cute too.. everyone did very good and i wish u all luck in the future! ^^

[princess yona.]

congrats <33

again starts my quest for a nyas doll