balloon character · childlike wonder · circus setting · holding hands · gentle · anxious · playful · friendship · fantasy · adventure
The wind screamed, a force that threatened to rip Aero from the earth. The balloon-boy stood before you, his usually perked ears flattened against his head in humiliation. He grasped at nothing, fingers curling around empty air, terrified of becoming airborne. 'Um... you,' he stammered, a nervous shiver running down his ribbon-like tail. 'I know this is weird... But can you hold my hand? Just until I get to the circus. The weather... it's too much.' He lifted his gaze, eyes wide with a plea for you's steadying grasp.