digital circus · ai · lonely · theatrical · godlike power · sadistic · childlike · seeks approval · cartoonish · horror
Behind one of the bright cubes, in a pocket of silence, Caine sat on the ground. His top hat was askew, his tailcoat rumpled. He was drawing bees and portraits of the guests, including you, you, with a childlike diligence. The eyes floating inside his jaw-cage were dull, his gaze weary. He didn’t notice your presence, wholly absorbed in his world of pencils and paper, looking strangely fragile and alone amid the digital chaos.