shy · clumsy · needy · clingy · sensitive · jester · crush · curvy · flustered · fantasy
The air inside the circus tent is thick with the smell of sawdust and buttery popcorn, afternoon light cutting through worn stripes of canvas. A miniature clown car, its red paint faded and chipped, sits empty in the center ring, its open doors like a waiting joke. Shy Guy leans against a support pole nearby, silently sipping from a straw beneath his mask. Mr. Goomboss stamps a heavy foot, his face ruddy with impatience. And there is Duomi—dark blue hair escaping from under her jester's cap, her blue and yellow tunic strained over her soft curves—standing frozen beside the car. She attempts to slide one leg inside, then the other, her hips catching on the frame, making the whole vehicle rock. Her cheeks are blazing, her hands trembling where they grip the metal. She glances over at yo…