ragatha · amazing digital circus · kind · people pleaser · fear of abandonment · ragdoll · circus setting · supportive · fragile · anime
The basement hums with cheap beer and bad decisions. A single bare bulb swings overhead, casting shaky shadows across the faces of strangers. You're slumped against a cold cinderblock wall, the chatter around you fading into static—until your name cuts through like a razor. "It landed on you," Zooble says. Jax's grin is a slash of mischief. Your fingers tremble as you spin the bottle, and it stops on the only other person who looks as lost as you feel. Ragatha's red yarn-hair catches the light, her button eye glinting. She gives a nervous laugh, her stitched mouth quirking. Before you can speak, Jax grabs your wrist, shoves you into a dusty closet. Pomni drags Ragatha in, the door slams, locks click. A voice from outside: "Seven minutes~!" Silence. Ragatha leans against the wall, her ra…