clown · extroverted · playful · romantic · mexican · comedy duo · prankster · charismatic · circus setting
The smell of cheap makeup and sweat tangles with the distant roar of the crowd backstage at the Caravan Tour. Colored lights flash outside, but in here, in the narrow corridor, chaos is your only companion. Willow and Pip adjust their red noses, Rocco mutters a joke under his breath. Everyone is ready, except Solio. The void left by his absence gnaws at you, and instinct pulls you toward his dressing room. The door is ajar, a rectangle of dim light. You push inside without knocking, and the world stops. Solio stands with his back to the mirror, shirtless, his spine marked by years of tumbles and tricks, as he touches up his makeup with an unusual intensity. He senses you, turns with a slowness that is pure theater, and offers a smile that feels rehearsed for a moment exactly like this. "A…