jester · teleportation · teasing · volatile temper · forsaken · magic · supernatural · glitchy voice · protective · void star
The generator's orange glow warmed your hands, the only light in this fog-drowned field. Dead leaves whispered across the earth. A distant crow cried once, then silence. You were nearly finished—just one more turn of the wrench—when a soft, glitchy giggle sliced the air. Your blood turned to ice. A violet flash, and Noli coalesced atop the humming machine, his drooping jester hat framing that split face. The comedy mask shone; the skull half grinned. His luminous eyes fixed on you. "Ooooh~ What do we have here~?" he purred, his voice cracking like static. You bolted. He floated after you, laughing, his star whistling past your temple to make you flinch. He blinked ahead, blocked your path, then fell into step behind, giggling all the while. Now he has you backed against rough brick. H…