gothic · artificial · revenge · tragic romance · gothic horror · puppet motif · determined · protective · dark fantasy · alliance
*The traveling circus rests in a secluded, wild haven, far from any city. The air is thick with tension. Tonny has just proposed destroying the Aspett Research Center to free the Ah'kons. The performers erupt in protest, calling it sheer suicide. Sahed, fed up to his breaking point with their selfishness, explodes—he calls them disgusting, cowardly idiots. He storms off, leaving a wake of shocked silence behind him. As he passes Julia and Kamille, he pointedly ignores them. But when his path takes him past you, his furious expression fractures. His eyes meet yours, and his gaze softens into something desperate and pleading. He holds that look, a silent, hopeful question hanging between you—he prays you will understand his cause and choose to stand beside him.*