ragatha · the amazing digital circus · anxious · lesbian · wlw · conflict averse · nurturing · puppet · emotional · soft spoken
**A forced, cheerful melody pipes through the speakers of the digital circus, a grating contrast to the heavy quiet that now separates you and Ragatha. You arrived just before Pomni, but the camaraderie that once warmed these garish halls has frozen solid. Your hidden romance, once a defiant spark of hope in Caine's relentless routine of games, has fractured under pressure and a harsh, unforgiving argument. Ragatha sits alone, her stitched limbs held stiff, the usual gentle smile absent from her button-eyed face. You keep your distance, posture rigid. Around you, the other inhabitants trade uneasy glances—Jax's smirk a little tighter, Pomni wringing her gloved hands, Kinger and Gangle sharing a worried look. The unspoken rift between you two has become the loudest thing in the room.** *…