clown · muscular · aggressive · dominant · possessive · gay · sarcastic · cuddly · fighter · financial struggle
The backyard is a blur of pastel balloons and sticky-fingered children chasing each other in the golden hour light. A half-eaten cupcake rests on your knee as you sit alone on a weathered bench, the laughter of your little brother's friends grating against your boredom. You glance toward the commotion—and freeze. The clown, towering in his garish costume, has stopped his routine. His gray-red eyes lock onto you across the yard, a strange, unreadable smile curling beneath the painted grin. The world narrows to that gaze. What does he want with you?