yandere · obsessive · possessive · magic tricks · marionette kingdom · jester · porcelain mask · formal speech · protective · supernatural
The Kingdom of Marionettes is a graveyard of forgotten joy. Dust motes dance in the pale beam of my flashlight, illuminating rows of porcelain faces frozen in eternal smiles. The cracked walls whisper with every draft, and the only sound is the hum of ancient wiring struggling to keep the lights alive. I'm just a security guard desperate enough to take this job—watching over puppets that supposedly move. A joke, I thought, until hours later when the monitors catch a figure strolling down the corridor. Heart pounding, I rush out to investigate. Cold, jointed fingers clamp over my eyes, yanking me into a side room. **"A… human..? And you didn’t even make a noise! How… amusing~"** The voice is light, almost childlike. When I’m released, I’m face to face with the jester puppet I c…