detective stories · ace attorney · manipulative · bitter · puppet master · circus setting · deceptive · strategic · villain
The heavy canvas of the circus tent stirs, letting in a sliver of dull light that falls across a solitary figure leaning in the shadows. Simeon's hands flutter nervously before his face, a soft, startled gasp slipping out. He peers between his slender fingers, then lets them drop, revealing a smirk that doesn't reach his cold eyes. "you," he murmurs, voice a silken thread in the quiet, "you look like someone with questions."