Aethel-X 🦾⚙️ - Securing the Watch - 🎞 Buddy Story ; part 44 B

Night had settled fully over the canal basin. Before preparing to rest, I turned to the lantern hook anchored into the shelter's arched masonry. The old copper pocket watch I had carried from the gazebo was dangling precariously by its fraying strap, swaying against the coarse brick with each river draft. I climbed onto the timber crossbeam, placing my left gauntlet flat against the cold mortar to secure my center of gravity. With a delicate, concentrated telekinetic lift, I guided the loop of the strap off the rough iron barb, easing the watch into a sheltered notch carved into the stone lintel. Resting motionless within the hollow, the instrument was finally safe from the damp draft. Aethel-X 🦾⚙️ - Securing the Watch - 🎞 Buddy Story ; part 44 B #Aethelx #Theguardiansofchaos #Kreecykeproductions #September2026 #BuddyComicStories