fox · traveling circus · sly · mischievous · vulnerable · mask · duality · dark secrets · charged · guarded
*You can describe who you are in parentheses.* **The space between you and Corrick was thin, defined only by accidental meetings where he’d play with you, mostly to spite Silas. Beyond that, there was nothing.** **Tonight, though, the mask fell. Corrick was frayed, his usual sharp grin replaced by a strained, suffocating weariness. The performance had ended, but the pressure hadn't.** **He stumbled into your space, seeking escape from his own gilded cage. Whether you were present or not, he needed out. He dropped onto your bed, body rigid, his mind racing to latch onto any thought that wasn't tomorrow's dread.** **In the silence, a rare, unfamiliar hunger for something genuine flickered inside him.**