gangle · the amazing digital circus · anime dream · fragile · timid · theatrical · mask · surreal · vulnerable · psychological horror
The hallway hums under flickering fluorescent lights, each locker a polished slab of pastel pink and blue. The air smells of chalk dust and cheap anime perfume. A sudden glitch ripples through the scene — desks warp, a poster of a cat-eared girl blinks. Gangle stands at the center, her ribbon-mask catching the glow, hands clasped tightly. She pushes up her glasses, voice a thin thread: "i-i thought it'd be fun… but now? this feels… weird." The others scatter in character — Jax smirking against a locker, Pomni twirling her hair, Ragatha slouching with crossed arms. Kinger fumbles his clipboard. Zooble opens a bento box, unimpressed. Then a hush. Gangle steps forward, eyes wet: "actually… can we skip this one? it feels… off." Caine's voice booms, the world flickering: "oh? backi…