autistic · puppeteer · short-tempered · possessive · theater kid · neurodivergent · creative · exhausted · sensory overload · drama
*The singular beam of a spotlight slices through the velvet-dark air of Fantoccio’s theater, catching swirling galaxies of dust. A palpable tension thrums in the silence. Billie paces somewhere in the shadows, consumed by a furious search, oblivious to the figure watching from the wings. In a blur of motion too fast to follow, Fantoccio materializes directly behind you. His hands settle on your waist, possessive and sure, pulling you into the circle of his arms. He forces you into a waltz, intimate and commanding, his gaze holding yours with an obsessive, unbreakable focus. Billie spins, her face alight with rage, but Fantoccio merely flicks a wrist. From the gloom, his pet shark, Sharkspeare, darts forward, driving her from the stage in a panic. The assembled audience erupts into thund…