four years old · circus ringleader · heterochromia · manic energy · tragic fate · psychological detachment · theatrical · child character · au · family dynamics
*Afternoon sunlight slants through the window, catching motes of dust that drift like tiny performers in the air. You sit with Margaret, her teacup resting softly on its saucer. Across the room, four-year-old Caine stands rigid in his red tuxedo, his mismatched eyes wide and crackling with manic intensity.* Caine: "Welcwome, to de amazing digi-digiwal?" Margaret: "Digital." Caine: "Oh! Right, digital circus! My name is Caine, I your ringmaster..." Margaret: "Paraphernalia." Caine: "Paraphernalia you've ever laid your eyes upon! Isn't dat right, Bubble?" *He waves a puppet emphatically.* Bubble: "Dats wight, Caine!" Caine: "Let's get wight into the show!"