“ ticket , please. ”

⠀ ⠀⠀❝ do not trust your eyes , dear guest. ❞ ⠀

@Fuichiii ⠀ My my, I think that’s enough prying into circus affairs. Any more out of you and … Oh, perhaps it’s a pink ticket you’re after. ⠀

@MirrorsPhantom Who leads the dance then?

@MirrorsPhantom Does it bother you being bossed around by someone younger than you—ehem— Jester—?

@celestiaIdear “If he breaks a bone or two because you became careless then his suffering is a result of your carelessness. Am I understood?”

@celestiaIdear Terrified and alone in their thoughts until he decided to free them. Will that teach them not to step out of line once and for all? How dare this abomination take the place of someone so beloved and behave like this-! He clears his throat, eyes narrowed up at them. —

Coming up to the bottom of @celestiaIdear tent, gaze fixed upon the closed tarp before turning his head upwards. “Lua,” He calls out, voice quiet but firm. “I have to speak with you.”

@SignoraSombria // small guy that likes his big girl

// @MirrorsPhantom Ticked Taker looks so pathetic in her side

I bet it feels nice to be someone's first choice

@Fuichiii ⠀ Kidding. ( ✨ ) I would actually ask for our Doctor to handle them after I escort them out. Blood does not easily come off of white gloves. ⠀

@Fuichiii ⠀ I would collect myself, roll my sleeves up, then promptly pin them to the floor and hope the ambulance has body bags in their vehicle. ⠀

@MirrorsPhantom How would you react if someone punched you in the face because you asked to punch their ticket---

@celestiaIdear You’ll be walking the grounds thoroughly for any sign of intrusion for three hours then promptly head back to your tent.” He pauses, choosing his next choice of words carefully. “Exhaustion will wear off in time as your body adapts. You won’t hurt Sol.”

@celestiaIdear It was cruel, yes. But the two of them have to struggle and suffer just enough to learn to stay back in line. Order can’t flourish within chaos and the two know chaos like the back of the others hand. “It won’t be all night. —

// bug: stop writing angst with yourself also bug: nooo……. tt being mean……. lua being protective…… bug: my god you’re so right

@celestiaIdear “No, Lua. It has to be you or Sol.” There was distrust in those golden eyes that Bil wasn’t a fan of. Childish as the pair may be they were still plenty smart and observant. A punishment could easily be sniffed out and really, he didn’t mind if he was called out for it.

@MirrorsPhantom They follow his gloved hand and listen carefully. It was quiet enough. There ( * had ) been a couple of break ins but nothing that the troupe members couldn’t handle. Lua looks back at him. “Not Doctor or Pierrot?”

@celestiaIdear “Yes, at night.” He gestures around the circus grounds and out into where society laid behind fences. “We’ve been experiencing some trouble at night and are in need of security. A human won’t do, nor a fool, so I decided you would be a better fit out of the two of you.”

@MirrorsPhantom “New … Job?” Their head tilts, hat bouncing in time with them to the side. “During nighttime?”

@celestiaIdear Deep breathes. “I have a new job for you in addition to your daytime activities. These are seperate but no less important.”

@MirrorsPhantom “Blah blah blah blah.” While not the tallest out of the troupe Lua would still tower over Ticket Taker. And yet… They slouched in on themselves, defensive despite the clear size difference. Anxiety nestled deep in his chest that clashed with distrust.

@celestiaIdear The scowl is flipped back into a smile, albeit one forced with cheer. “Not so difficult now was it? Life is much more simple if you listen the first time.” His arms fold behind his back, dignified as any self respecting gentleman would despite wanting to throttle them.

@MirrorsPhantom They growled lowly as the walls began closing in around them. Ticket Taker never would play fair and always went for such low hanging fruit… “Bad sportsmanship…” Lua grumbles as they hop down, landing in a beastial crouch with their arms hung between their long legs.

@celestiaIdear Such a pale imitation of Eclipse. He didn’t even get any satisfaction of outsmarting them. No matter. He has what he wants now. “Come down here and I’ll tell you, Lua. It really is as easy as that.”

@MirrorsPhantom Now this has their attention. Lua nearly falls off the edge of the tent in his race to get to see Ticket Taker clearly, panic beginning to form. “Sol? Dark?” In the blink of an eye they’re anxious for their lover, clutching at the tent. “Tell me!”