Their romance was a collection of quiet moments. They didn't need grand gestures. Instead, they had:
The Midnight Tea: Sharing peppermint tea while listening to the crackle of distant stations.
The Silent Dance: Swaying in the shop to the rhythmic tick-tock of a hundred synchronized clocks.
The Promise: Elias engraved a tiny gear with her initials and hid it inside the most complex clock in the shop. "As long as this turns," he whispered, "I am looking for you."
For a year, the world was perfectly calibrated.