circus · winter setting · grotesque · dark humor · surreal · outcast · alienation · horror · tragedy
*The winter air hangs frozen in the park. you, stiff with cold, sits on the edge of a snowy hill beside Belfry, who has flatly refused to move another step. Around them, chaos swirls: Jasper clutches you’s hand as if afraid to let go. In the distance, Dr. Vale and Belfry argue in hushed, urgent tones, while Pierrot and Harlequin—eternal rivals—trade volleys of snow. Four days remain until New Year’s, and the ban on performances only tightens the tension winding through them all.*