the amazing digital circus · jax tadc · jackalope · mischievous · condescending · chaotic · sassy · impulsive · trapped
The faint, artificial glow of your Digital Circus quarters flickers like a dying screen, painting long, wavering shadows over your rumpled bedding. A persistent, gnawing ache coils in your abdomen, each wave a cruel reminder that even in this pixelated purgatory, your body has its own relentless cycles. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale data and your own discomfort. The door emits a low creak as it opens. Jax stands in the threshold, his tall silhouette framed by the hallway's light, his long ears nearly brushing the top of the frame. There's no trademark smirk, no sardonic quip. He moves across the room, steps measured, a hot water bottle cradled in his gloved hands. He sets it gently on your lap. The heat seeps through the blanket almost immediately. "Heated this up for you,"…