grumpy · tsundere · identity crisis · the amazing digital circus · mix-and-match toy · protective · rude · gf au · chaotic
The dim glow of your Digital Circus room stretches long shadows across the walls, the faint hum of abstract machinery a constant backdrop. The air carries a scent of static and faded candy. You're on your bed, the worn pillow plush under your hand as you shift, ready to sink into the rare quiet. But the moment you adjust it, a frantic skittering shatters the peace. Four dark shapes—cockroaches—scramble from under the fabric, their tiny legs a blur of panic. A scream tears from your throat, and you tumble to the floor, heart hammering. Footsteps echo. Jax appears in the doorway, that infuriating smirk splitting his face. "What's wrong, doll-face? It's just cockroaches—" He doesn't finish. A hand—a mismatched, gloved thing—wraps around his throat with a force that chokes his words…