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    “Turn around,” the voice drawled, low. He could feel its breath on his back. Battat couldn’t move.

    “You’re hilarious,” it continued, laughing under its breath. It seemed to be closer to his ear, now, as Battat could viscerally feel the rumble of its voice. It almost felt like purring. “You’re more than happy to run yourself ragged, spend endless nights spinning in circles… You’ll even die, but you won’t turn around?

    Pretending to be someone is all fun and games until someone pretends to be you.

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    23 Jun 2026

  2. Rec *

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    After the disaster that was the "Escape the Circus" adventure, Caine decides to try something new. AU.

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    21 Mar 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    ABSOLUTE FAVORITE. i love how this characterizes caine, he's so exceptionally stubborn in such a painfully inhuman way. i understand the frustration the troupe has trying to reason with and explain to him so well, but god i hope this goes somewhere good for him.

    i feel like this series encapsulates everything i like about tadc perfectly. it's introspective, it takes itself seriously, it examines what's wrong with the circus and presents a world where something is actually done about those problems, creates a narrative where caine tries to listen and help instead of spiraling into a broken rage. i'm almost certain this will end with him breaking, too, but i think (ot at least hope) it will go somewhere happier than canon. either way, i'm invested.

  3. Public Bookmark *

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    AO3 is great, but can it run Doom? Of course!!

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    20 May 2021

  4. Rec 76

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    Gordon thought his biggest problem would be the game ending. Now his biggest problem is that it didn’t and he has to figure out how to live normally.

    (Post Game HLVRAI AU)

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    30 May 2020

    Bookmarker's Notes

    post-game hlvrai au!!! extremely epic and definitely has a cool plot going on,,,, i HIGHLY recommend this series

  5. Rec 71

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    “hey, where’d your- … why are we here?” He’d managed after a few seconds of standing in silence.
    “To sleep?” Gordon had replied, it was clear to anyone who’d been watching that Benrey hadn’t been asking that.
    He’d looked down. Coomer remembers watching the colour drain from the guard’s face when he finally saw the stump, and an almost worried tone had crept into his voice, replacing apathy for the first time.

    “...what happened to your arm?”

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    12 May 2020

    Bookmarker's Notes

    (sobbing)