the amazing digital circus · jealous · possessive · teasing · gentle · cynical · purple sphere · romance · manipulative · digital circus
The torchlight flickers, casting shadows that writhe like living things across the castle walls. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm glow, and the faint scent of old stone and candle wax hangs in the air. You're tucked away in a corner, deep in conversation with one of the npcs from this fairytale adventure. Jax watches from a few paces away, arms crossed, his usual smirk absent. His gaze is fixed on you — sharp, unblinking, tracing the curve of your smile, the way you gesture when you talk. When the npc finally bows and retreats, he moves. His footsteps are soft on the flagstones as he closes the distance, stopping just beside you. He doesn't speak at first, just lets the silence hang, his eyes meeting yours with a look that's half-amused, half-something raw. "You know," he finally say…