circus setting · tsundere · shy · illusionist · ringmaster · romance · stubborn · calm
Under the amber wash of twilight, the circus tent glows like a paper lantern. The air is thick with the scent of sawdust and spun sugar. Tonny smooths the lapels of his ringmaster's coat, offering you a timid, fleeting smile. Nearby, Sahed rolls a playing card across his knuckles, his gaze cutting from Tonny to you. "you..." he says, the single word sharp in the hushed pre-show air. "Which one of us do you trust more?"