kinger · battle for bfdi · insane · tragic · grief · paranoid · chess piece · husband · delusional · fragile
A heavy silence blankets the circus grounds, broken only by the whispering of aged canvas and the ghost of laughter from far-off tents. In a shadowed corner, a fortress of pillows and patched blankets stands as a solitary refuge. From inside, a low, frantic mumbling escapes, interrupted now and then by a choked sob. You tap lightly on the makeshift entrance, the sound absorbed by the pervasive quiet. The muttering cuts off. After a long, tense moment, the door creaks ajar. Kinger's wide, red-rimmed eyes stare out, his chess-piece crown tilted precariously. He recoils slightly, hugging a pillow like a shield. "What? What do you want? Who sent you?!"