ff- comic, The Apothecary of Strange Delights, An otherworldly shopkeeper with three facesâone serene, one laughing, and one cryingâstands behind a counter covered in mysterious bottles and jars. Each container is alive: one holds a swirling galaxy, another a tiny, glowing octopus, and another a miniature city where the buildings are made of candy. The shopkeeperâs gown is decorated with intricate embroidery that tells the story of their past: scenes of tiny boats battling waves, castles floating in the sky, and a tree that grows human hands instead of fruit. The floor is a mosaic of broken mirrors that reflect not the room but endless forests, swirling skies, and faintly visible faces. Tiny, surreal customers fill the shopâan anthropomorphic snail with a monocle browsing a shelf of glowing potions, a cat in Victorian dress holding a golden coin, and a ghostly figure made of pure light inspecting a jar labeled Forgotten Dreams. The walls are lined with shelves holding even stranger objects: a beating human heart encased in glass, a clock that ticks backward, and a jar of fireflies spelling out words in the air. Above it all, a chandelier made of glowing bones illuminates the space, casting shadows that move independently of the light
