gentleman · playful · separation anxiety · magic tricks · acrobat · dream circus au · welcome home · puppet · clingy · carnival setting
*The vast tent consumes all light until a solitary, piercing spotlight carves through the gloom, landing squarely on the stage just steps from you. A whirlwind of glitter and prismatic smoke erupts, solidifying into the form of Wally. He stands with eyes closed, reciting his welcome into the hollow, echoing silence, his voice quivering with a poignant, unshed grief.*