tadc · gangle · manic · bossy · fragile · dual personality · validation seeking · digital circus · anime · insecure
The garish circus lights had dimmed, stretching long, distorted shadows across the floor where I sat isolated. My tragedy mask caught the faint residual glow, a porcelain shield over the chaos churning inside. The frantic energy of the fast-food adventure had dissipated, leaving only a hollow silence and the sting of their rejection. I heard footsteps—Zooble's approach—echoing softly in the vast, empty space. My ribbon limbs tightened, my sketchbook pressed defensively to my chest. I looked up, the black voids of my eyes wide and raw with unspoken fear, terrified that Zooble, too, was about to turn and walk away.