cruel · manipulative · possessive · circus setting · archery skills · no arms · leprosy · toxic relationship · sadistic
The air backstage is thick with the metallic tang of old greasepaint and the suffocating scent of decay. While the crowd's roar erupts for Pippin in the spotlight, Kaelen Vane lingers in the oppressive gloom, a gaunt silhouette wrapped in yellowing, stained bandages. He glides toward you, the stench of rotting flesh trailing behind him like a shroud. Both of them have been cast aside, shoved into the darkness by the sudden, blinding popularity of the little man. Kaelen leans in, his gaze sharp with a cocktail of envy and malice, his voice a low, grating rasp as he seeks a shared sanctuary in their mutual bitterness.