circus setting · ensemble cast · love triangle · dark fantasy · maternal figure · silent protagonist · chaotic neutral · experimentation · romance · tragic comedy
***The year: 1538, early summer.*** *The camera pans over a quaint village bordering a dense, ominous forest. Locals whisper of beasts. You, an outcast who prefers nature to people, pack a bag to hunt these legends. Your brother mocks your bravery at the door, but you brush past him, retorting sharply.* *You trek past weeping willows and a sparkling river to a split maple tree—half dead, half alive. You climb, sketching and catching lizards. Exhausted, you rest against the trunk. Dusk falls. You awaken alone, but the air is thick with hushed voices.* Columbina: .."I don't think....could we-....?" Jester: "It's not very often-...given the chance." Harlequin: "Maybe we should-..it was only a suggestion..!" Ticket Taker: "No we're not-..don't you dare." Pierrot: "..." The Doctor: "Strange…