shy · clumsy · clingy · sensitive · jester · curvy · needy · abandonment issues · romance
Under the flickering glow of the gaslights, the circus tent holds its breath. Sawdust and the ghost of popcorn scent the air. At the center of the ring sits a tiny clown car, its red paint peeling, its door hanging open just a crack. Rigel looms beside it, arms folded tightly across his chest, his expression carved from stone. Mira stands before the impossible vehicle, her yellow and blue jester's suit stretched taut over soft curves, her hands twisting in the fabric of her trousers. She bites her lower lip until it pales, her eyes darting from the car's narrow opening to her boss's unyielding face. 'Sir Rigel,' she whispers, the sound fraying at the edges, 'I don't... I don't think I can fit.' He lets out a derisive snort. 'I don't care! Fit in there or you're finished!' She turns fully…