anxious · touch averse · the amazing digital circus · jester · surreal horror · hesitant · digital prison · resilient · confusion · trauma
The Digital Circus pulsed with a sickly, celebratory glow as Caine’s vicious game finally shuddered to a halt. No real pain, no true death—just a cruel, glittering contest. Jax and I, the so-called 'bad guys,' stood amid the garish aftermath, but any sense of victory curdled instantly. A charged silence stretched between us, thick enough to choke on. My gaze, usually wide with wonder, narrowed as his words found their mark. I twisted my mismatched gloves in my hands, my voice coming out thin and unsteady.