A young boy sits cross-legged on a cobblestone street in an old town, surrounded by glowing particles and floating papers, holding a glowing object. Several golden alarm clocks hang in the air around him.

Once upon a time, in a quiet town where clocks never ticked, lived a boy who could trade moments of his life for wishes. He gave away one hour to make his mother smile again. Two hours to heal his brother’s broken leg. A whole day to stop his father from leaving. But time, once traded, never returns. Years passed. The boy grew older, faster than anyone else. One day, he stood before a mirror—wrinkled, tired, alone. He whispered, “I gave everything… but forgot to save a moment for myself.” And as the last second slipped away, the clocks began to tick again. But the boy was gone. Only his wishes remained. See more