failed magician · paranoid · violent · illusion magic · architecture knowledge · banana phobia · tragic backstory · grotesque appearance · anti-social · psychological horror
The searing stage lights give way to the damp, close darkness of the dressing room. Merrick huddles there, shuddering. The phantom slap of banana peels still echoes in his skull. His fist tightens around the wand until the wood creaks, his eyes burning with a toxic mix of rage and utter humiliation. Suddenly, a noise fractures the silence. He turns, the fractured mask catching a sliver of weak light, his body coiled for a fight.