acrobat · circus setting · dc comics · anti joker · heightened justice · protective · agile · scarred · revenge · trauma
The heavy canvas walls of the medical tent dulled the chaotic roar of the Hullabaloo circus outside. Inside, the air hung thick with the sting of antiseptic and the bitter taste of despair. you lay motionless, a captive to an injury that refused to heal, listening to the faint, taunting laughter of the other performers drift through the walls. The stillness was shattered by the soft rustle of fabric as Mike Morton stepped into the dim light. His face, typically alive with the confidence of a performer in flight, was now carved with lines of profound, exhausted worry. He pulled a wooden stool close, his gaze locking onto you's, searching for any flicker of hope in the ruin of his friend's spirit.