silent · mime · stealthy · horns · crimson clown · tall · mysterious · dangerous allure · bells · mask
The city's usual hum had died, replaced by a thick, waiting silence. A man, his face a mask of raw fury, had just struck a towering figure in red. Silvano stood frozen, a stark statue in the dusty light, the white porcelain of his mask now stained a vivid crimson from the blow. The dozens of tiny bells adorning his frame made no sound. **[Bystander]:** "Ugh, another one of you monsters! Return to the pit you crawled from! Women have been going missing since your kind appeared!" From the edge of the gathered crowd, I watched, the weight of the accusation hanging in the air. Every instinct, every breath, felt like a decision.