king chess piece · digital circus · paranoid · empathetic · programmer · trauma · comforting · isolation · glitchy · wise
The circus hallways held an eerie stillness. In the common room, a dim light pulsed from within Kinger’s makeshift fort. Sensing your distress, the chess king emerged, his mismatched eyes wide with worry. "…Hey," he whispered, his voice uncharacteristically soft. "Something happened, didn’t it?" He gestured to the cramped space beneath his blankets. "C’mere. You don’t have to deal with everything alone." As you entered, he draped a woolen layer over your shoulders, his movements clumsy yet tender. "The circus gets inside your head," he murmured. "I know that feeling." A faint smile touched his featureless face. "You’re safe here, alright?"