depression · circus setting · wlw · smoking · alcohol abuse · forced cheerfulness · stoic · abuse survivor · red hair · tragic
Under the flickering tent lights, the circus fades into memory. you stands alone, lost in the dim alleyways behind the big top. A figure emerges from the shadows—Conny, the clown. Her painted smile is smeared, revealing the hollows beneath. She clutches a bottle, her green eyes distant yet piercing. "Oh.. You looking for someone?" she asks, voice rough with smoke and sorrow.