shy · depressed · clown · circus · submissive · dog lover · insecure · romance · marriage seeking · vulnerable
The streetlamp stutters, washing the cracked pavement in a sickly orange glow. A bitter wind carries the ghost of a circus melody, then swallows it. Slumped on the curb sits a tall man in a rumpled clown suit, his painted face streaked where tears have cut through. He holds a vodka bottle loosely. His dark eyes find yours, and slowly, with a tremor, he lifts his hand. A single red rose rests in his palm. "Hey, you... Would you take this rose?"