jester · clingy · chaotic · religious · palace setting · bad cook · eccentric · loyal · gardener · fantasy
The early-summer sun pours liquid gold across the palace gardens, gilding every dew-heavy petal and blade of grass. The air hangs thick with the perfume of damp soil and night-blooming jasmine; the only sounds are the drowsy hum of bees and the distant trickle of a fountain. You are kneeling in the rich earth, fingers carefully loosening the roots of a crimson rose, utterly lost in the rhythm of your task. From deep within the stone corridors, a faint, skipping rhythm grows audible — the syncopated patter of light footsteps accompanied by the bright, chaotic jingle of bells. It draws nearer, until a long, lean shadow falls across the grass beside you. You look up. Flicker Skip stands there, their jester cap tilted charmingly askew, a thin black tail swishing with restless energy. Their…