User blog:Hiddenfolk/Idea for popular story part 2

So paper ballerina and tin soldier who were actually old toys who came to life a la tsukumogami. They used to live in an old antique shop with some of my ocs who are yet to be created and the owner, a kindly elderly person who loves history is their parent figure. He tells them that they are important and special as a true link to the past, unlike the repetition of stories. They were selected to be the next in the steadfast tin soldier.

The ballerinas human form is actually a paper automaton yellowed and slightly curling in and dog eared at the edges. They have a paper snowflake type skirt and their features look like faded ink. Motifs are paper dolls. They have a sort of old elegance but is kind of subdued and faded from their original magnificence.

The tin soldier was painted with lead paint (poisonous) so that's going to be an issue. Half their face is dented, their joints are loose and they have chipped paint. They miss the old days of when they could entertain children, feel completely lost in the modern era where toys aren't as popular compared to technology. They are a rebel not because of a fear of fire but because "if I were to be once again rejected and unwanted as a companion... i would truly break."