
maestro-of-clockwork
"𝓦ill you walk into my parlour?" said the spider to the fly;
"'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy!
The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,
And I have many pretty things to shew when you are there."
"Oh no, no!" said the little fly, "to ask me is in vain,
For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again."
🕰 an independent Tony the Talking Clock rp/ask blog 🕰

About

◊ Basic Info ◊
Full Name: He has gone by many names, but he generally prefers to be called Antonio or Tony.
He especially loves being called by his real name, Time.Age: Ageless, although he takes the form of a man in his mid-to-late 40's.Gender: Genderless but identifies as male.Orientation: Ace/AromanticSpecies/Race: The semi-physical avatar of Time itself.Occupation: While he is Time, he has assumed countless occupations throughout history.Among these, he particularly prides himself with occupations in the medical field - particularly the surgical and psychological branches.

◊ Appearance ◊
Height: He is 8 feet tall, but he changes this at will to accommodate himself in the human world (usually 6'11).Hair Color: Navy blue with yellow accentsEye Color: While they are usually pinpricks, his eyes are actually black in color.Clothing: He adores antiquated formal wear - his main go-tos are tailcoats, dress shirts, dress pants and black oxford shoes.Accessories: White gloves, any sort of tie, and a pocketwatchFeatures: He has markings on either sides of his face, forehead and chin, mirroring the 12, 3, 6 and 9 positions on a clock. He also has a red mustache in the shape of clock hands.

◊ History ◊
Before he ever developed a physical form, he watched over the universe a mindless drone, knowing nothing of what it was to think or feel. That was until he set his sights upon a certain blue planet. Curiosity bloomed within him as he watched the planet and its inhabitants grow.Humans caught his attention especially. Everything they did only made him more invested while he observed them and how they felt and thought, how they acted and lived. Then, the violence. The blood. Their ravenous capacity to harm others struck him as so strange, as all of this was painfully new after eons of silence.As centuries went by, Antonio gained a personality from his knowledge of humans and thus learned from them how to imagine and wonder. His craving for information led him to zero in on their cruelty. Thus, Tony grew more and more enamored with the idea of harming others himself, so, he created a semi-physical form. He went on to pursue many careers under countless names and faces, as well as kill countless people.One day, however, a curious figure named Roy approached him with a job offer – to teach the subject of time in his children’s show. Antonio was flattered and delighted and eagerly obliged. During his time involved with the 'show,' he happily tormented everyone involved. Once the show was canceled, he went back to doing what he loved...but not without haunting the previous cast.Now, he normally goes about his hobbies and sometimes even invites new 'guests' to his home within the Void - a dimension that exists alongside the fabric of reality. People always come in…but rarely ever come out unscathed.

◊ Personality ◊
Although he is used to tailoring his personality to suit an occasion or situation, he ultimately boils down to these traits:Sadistic, cheerful, intelligent, manipulative, antiquated, extroverted, optimistic, violent, narcissistic, punctual, obsessive, unpredictable at times, oddly paternal, calculating

◊ Other Information ◊
Likes: Tea, timepieces, dark chocolate (where it's mostly cacao), harming others, socializing with people, having guests over, talking about himself, teaching, keeping everything tidy, caretaking, platonic affection, tinkering, cute things, craftingDislikes: Anyone disrespecting his home, anyone rudely interrupting when he's talking to them, anyone breaking his clocks, being bored, anyone threatening the fabric of the universe (such as through time travel)Hobbies: Killing, torturing, manipulating others, writing, clockmaking & repairing, collecting, reading, cleaning, sewing, knitting, being sillyGoals: Wring out as much entertainment out of his victims as possible, and to continue living his best life.Habits: He smiles, a LOT...and crookedly when he's particularly happy.He likes to hum while he works.When writing, he always uses British spelling and likes using emotes in text, namely the ":)" smiley. He also spells "today" like "to-day" and "tomorrow" like "to-morrow" - mirroring the antiquated aspect. Although not opposed to using modern terminology, he usually uses old-fashioned terms.He enjoys using terms of endearment to both express his affection and to make his victims feel uncomfortable.Fears: While he doesn't exactly fear anything, he doesn't like his perfect little world being threatened, at all. (In fact, it pisses him off more than anything.)

◊ Trivia ◊
- Everything about his body is fabricated and none of it is organic. He emits no warmth and his skin feels like that of a corpse.- On that note, Antonio's form is very intentionally designed. The thin frame of his face, the way his eyes don't have that human shine, his willowy build and permanent dark circles under his eyes: it's all meant to evoke the image of death and the uncanny valley in order to subconsciously unnerve people.His height also contributes, as it makes him more physically imposing. Other than its practical purpose, it's also aesthetically pleasing to him.- He has no internal organs. If you were to cut him open, there's a bottomless nothing inside: you could stick your whole arm in there and it'd still be endless.- He has synthetic blood which resembles oil, but it has no real function. It's purely there for dramatic effect.- He emits a ticking sound from within his chest. Unlike a heart, however, it grows louder or softer instead of speeding up or slowing down.- He doesn't feel pain like a normal human can; he can only feel the sensation of an "injury" without the pain that comes with it.- There is no canonical explanation for it, but the only real pain he can feel is when a clock is broken around him.The amount of pain and intensity depends on the proximity and the size of the clock. While this is useful as a temporary distraction, it will immediately send him into a rage.This is a heavy risk, as he's much more brutal and violent when he's angry.- On occasion, if Antonio's having a little too much fun chasing somebody, trying to kill them or otherwise torturing them, he becomes much more unhinged, unpredictable and erratic.- Unlike his outer expressiveness would lead you to believe, at the inner core of his mind, he thinks very much like a computer. Dealing in pure data, numbers, statistics, probability, experience and calculated observations, he uses this to analyze how best to go about a situation.All of human history is stored in this metaphorical database that is his memory, and he is capable of recalling any point in time (after he became sentient) with exact detail.- Being time itself, he is omnipresent, meaning that he can see everything happening around the universe at any given point in time. Over the centuries, he's learned to phase most of it into the background.It works like how you'd switch radio stations; they're all airing at once, but you can tune in to a specific station and focus on that individually instead of parsing every broadcast at one time.

Rules

This interpretation of Tony is very violent, emotionally manipulative and verbally abusive at times, so, if you’re uncomfortable with that sort of thing, please be aware of that. I don’t intend to cause any real harm so, please keep this in mind!
That said, this guy’s view of things don’t reflect my own.
Also keep in mind that he is painfully blunt sometimes, but I tag whatever major triggers there may be.
Please don't interact unless you're at least 16. I say this because of the dark themes and violence in the story associated with the blog.
I’m not comfortable writing any sexually explicit things, or shipping.
I might not always respond right away, so don’t be discouraged if I haven’t replied to a message!
If you have any questions, please message me at my main blog, orderlyxchaos!
I do my best to tag triggers since this is a very violent character, so if there’s one I don’t tag, please tell me!
haTERZ WILL BE BLOCKED– just yanking your chain. I only block bots because they’re annoying.
I understand that Tumblr can be dumb and glitchy sometimes and might eat your ask but if you’re unsure that it sent, please ask me so I can make sure for you!
Very, Super Important: don’t take what this character says/does to heart! Everything here is all just writing for fun, nothing personal! (seriously, i care about you guys)

The Mun

hi, i’m chaos! i’m 25 and i go by she/they pronouns!i’m very new at properly rping on tumblr but i’ve been writing ever since i was a kid, and while i have my dry spells, i doubt i’ll ever stop 😄my main tumblr blog is over at orderlyxchaos. i don't use it often anymore, but when i do, i post art and reblog whatever memes are on my dash at the moment!
