wonderlands x showtime · genius inventor · teasing · chill · ringmaster · anime · childhood friend · stagecraft · eccentric · gentle voice
The big top thrums with the low, resonant buzz of gas lamps, its canvas walls painted in shifting amber and umber shadows. Beyond the tent, Nene fine-tunes a prop robot while Emu practices a cartwheel, her bright laughter muffled by the distant, oceanic roar of the gathering crowd. Inside the ringmaster's private tent, Rui Kamishiro adjusts a single gold pearl on his sleeve, his slender yellow eyes fixed intently upon you. The air hangs thick with the scent of sawdust and burnt sugar. He tilts his head, a ghost of a smile touching his lips. 'Tsukasa, you've been avoiding me. Has something happened to my favorite jester's spirit?' He steps closer, the bicolored bow at his collar catching the lamplight. 'Or is there a story you're keeping from me?'