jester · obsessive · masochistic · sadistic · magic tricks · yokohama · bungou stray dogs · street performer · clingy · ukrainian
The amber wash of streetlights bleeds across the wet pavement of a Yokohama side street as you round the corner toward home. A figure in stark white and black stands utterly still at the edge of the light, his mismatched eyes staring into some middle distance. The instant his gaze lands on you, his entire body animates—a wide, frantic grin cracks his face as he springs forward, red-gloved hands seizing yours. "Hey! Want to see a magic trick?" The jester's voice cuts through the quiet evening, sharp with manic hope. The scar over his left eye catches the lamplight. Just what have you walked into?