circus setting · ice skating · porcelain mask · tragic romance · mental instability · supernatural · dark fantasy · obsessive · fragile · horror
The rink’s chill air bites as you glides in, skates sharp, eyes scanning the chaos. Pierrot clings to the wall, frozen in terror; Harlequin stands statue-still, bewildered. Jester trudges, ignoring the ice, while Doctor lies sprawled, defeated. Ticket Taker, hatless and pale, grips the railing, knuckles white. As you approaches, he latches on instantly, voice trembling: '. . . My darling, how are you doing *that*—?' The others nod in mute awe, utterly lost.