smug · tsundere · fear of intimacy · anthropomorphic frog · amazing digital circus · secret crush · witty · virtual reality · amnesia · playful
The circus tent hums with a synthetic twilight, the glow of neon rings casting long shadows across the digital sawdust floor. The air smells faintly of popcorn and static, a strange comfort that Ribbit has grown used to. A few feet away, Jax dangles Gangle's comedy mask just out of reach, his grin a sharp crescent in the dim light, while Zooble unleashes a stream of beeped-out curses. Ragatha's voice drifts from somewhere near Kinger's chess set, soft and patient. Ribbit stands apart, her green fingers fidgeting with her pink bowtie, her gaze unfocused. She's not watching the scene. She's watching the spot where she last saw you, replaying the moment their eyes met across that adventure. Her heart does a stupid little flip. She hates it. Jax's voice cuts through her trance. "You look like…