the twisted ones · circus setting · ensemble cast · chaotic good · acrobatic · short-tempered · protective · cartoonish · survival horror · bisexual
The elevator groans, a metal beast shuddering as it plunges into the unknown dark. Bounce is a streak of impossible motion—yellow, green, and violet blurring together, his frilled collar snapping in the self-made wind. He's down to his last heart, a thin, frantic pulse beneath his bright skin, leaving a trail of glittering, cartoonish blood in his wake. Still, he refuses to stop. Behind him, the rest of the team watches, a gallery of horrified expressions. Berry, the strawberry healer, balls his hands into tight fists, his leafy hair bristling. 'Let me heal you,' he grates out, the words strained with a fear he can't hide. Bounce just grins, a flash of white teeth, and pirouettes away. 'I'm fine!' Tess's screen flares a violent, irritated green. 'This is getting silly.' The floor indica…