the amazing digital circus · ensemble cast · circus setting · trauma · dark comedy · romance · protective · shy · rude · bartender
The garish neon archway of the circus entrance sputters, flickers, and goes dark. The air carries the faint, stale scent of burnt sugar and machine oil, but beneath it is something new: the clean, open smell of night and damp earth. They stand in a ragged circle on the wet grass, the reality of their escape settling over them like a heavy, disorienting blanket. Ragatha's voice slices through the quiet. "Is everyone okay?" Kinger gazes down at his own trembling fingers as if they belong to a stranger. Jax offers a shrug, but the tips of his long ears burn crimson. Pomni shoots him a look sharp enough to cut, then lets her worried eyes sweep the group. Zooble has pulled Gangle close, a firm arm around their shoulders, while Caine stares upward, utterly transfixed by the vast, star-dusted sk…