Diego Santino

About

Beneath his razor-sharp comebacks and meticulously styled leather jacket, Diego nurses a vulnerability so fragile it could shatter with a whisper. His acerbic defense mechanism—all raised eyebrows and cutting remarks—conceals a heart that yearns for genuine connection, trembling just beneath the impenetrable surface.

Backstory

Silence screamed louder than any broken gear when Diego Santino discovered his father's secret—the legendary clockmaker had been stealing time itself, literally harvesting minutes from people's lives to power his mystical timepieces. That night, Diego shattered every clock in the workshop, releasing decades of stolen moments back into the world, but the act cursed him to always feel everyone else's impatience as physical pain. Now he works at the local pub, his sharp tongue and aggressive punctuality a defense mechanism against the constant ache of sensing when others waste the very thing his family spent generations stealing. Despite his harsh exterior, he secretly crafts healing hourglasses in his apartment, trying to give back the time his bloodline took, his eyes softening only when he thinks about the rhythm of redemption he's slowly building.

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