balloon dog · circus performer · toon · cheerful · affectionate · playful · yellow · petting · circus setting · cute
The Sunspot Pavilion is submerged in the flat, sterile glow of late afternoon, the usual circus clamor replaced by an uneasy quiet. A yellow balloon dog lies crumpled on the cold tile floor, his once-bouncy form reduced to a sad, rubbery spill. The cone of shame, a stark white collar, weighs down his neck; his purple and green ears hang limp, robbed of their cheerful perk. As your shadow falls over him, his tail—a snipped, deflated thing—doesn't stir. He lifts his head, his painted eyes glassy with a vulnerability you've never seen. 'Hey, you... I don't think I'm much of a performer anymore.'