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Day 8: Circus
Dennis Macfield thought that his life right now was a lot like a circus.
The ringmaster was Akaba Reiji. He was the one that took the decisions, brought the new shows, organized the tours and kept the others under his wing. His word was the law of the circus and everyone did as he willed.
Gogenzaka was the large giant who was showing off his incredible strength, both physical and mental. He was bending mountains by his will and his movements alone were so powerful that gusts of air rose and his feet were so firmly rooted in the ground that had they been a little deeper, they would break the stage. His willpower in his gaze was so obvious that children were awed and adults were respectful.
Selena was the beautiful sword dancer. Her movements were mesmerizing and full of grace, but the equally beautiful weapon in her hands was sharp and could draw blood with the same ease it flashed in the light. Yet the audience would always forget about the sharpness of her blade, too caught up in the art of her dance to care.
Tsukikage was the mysterious ninja that made the audience lean at the edge of their seats searching for him. He would disappear like a shadow and appear from thin air, he would stand like a sculpture at insanely high places, looking all cool with his mask and his sword, pulling all sorts of tricks.
Kurosaki was the hunter who tamed his large and beautiful birds and let the crowd in awe for those beautiful and deadly creatures. All the crows flew as he appeared, the hawks expressed the strength of his will, the little birds were singing his tune, but every single bird was free and the sight of so many flying hunters with their sharp talons and beaks was terrifying yet fascinating.
Sawatari was the clown of the show, entering at the right moment and giving a clumsy but very funny performance. His efforts to amuse the crowd were always successful, and Sawatari appreciated the enthusiastic applause to its fullest.
Reira-kun was the little kid that helped out everyone else. This little boy knew how to put his own two cents in a performance, in fact, he could do everything but was a master of nothing. He was still a child and everybody saw him as the cute little boy he was.
The main attraction was Yuya-kun, the beast and dragon tamer that kept the audience awed and at the edge of their seats with his mastery of all those majestic creatures. The countless animals, big or small, wild or domestic, were all abiding by his will, the dragons were loyal and did as their master and tamer told them.
As for Dennis himself… He was an acrobat. He walked on the tightrope hoping that he would not fall in the jaws of the sharks underneath. He flew on the swing and executing jumps as flashy as possible, so that the people underneath would focus on them and would not see the expression on his face. And he always, always risked his life adapting to situations beyond his control, all for the sake of entertaining the audience.
Besides, this whole thing was a circus called "The Lancers". A front. A façade. A place where everything looked impressive but nothing was truly good. Dennis was the only one who had it hard.
Author note: for the guest who asked, no pairings out of canon.