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Yep. This is the Au I've been mulling over for some time now lol. Inspired by The Greatest Showman mostly, but also from other stories and fandoms I'm in.

The gist of it would be that Nick, after losing most of his family's money on gambling, he's kicked out and disinherit him, forcing him to live a life on the streets as a petty thief and, later on, as the best darts player in one of the local pubs.

One day, the Crasher Circus comes to town, and ringmaster Tox visits the pub after hearing people talk about that guy who no one can beat at darts. He sees Nick's mastery and, while the Pub's closing for the day, Tox appraoches Nick and offers him a position as a knife juggler and knife thrower. Nick's not impressed and declines, but Tox gives him a ticket for next day's show anyways.

Having nothing better to do, Nick goes to the show, and he's not really that impressed until he notices three particular performers: a magician that is more of a clown, with his tricks backfiring on him but still making the crowds cheer and laugh; a skillfull aerial artist doing feats on silks that were believed humanly impossible; and a cheerful strongman cladded in pink and sweet clothing (something awakes inside of Nick when he sees that pink "delicate" boy having huge biceps and lifting weights nearing on the Tons without breaking a sweat lmfao).

So, after the show he goes backstage and straight to Tox's tent (ignoring the complains of the artist and strongman) and accepts his offer, takes the name TCN (Throwing Champion Nick) and officialy becomes part of the Crasher Circus family.

There'd be scenes like the typical thing of "new guy finds it hard to fit in with the crowd" with Nick and the other circus members not vibing much at first, having heartfelt moments with each of the crashers and learning their backstories... Maybe Leo or mustard man (have to give him a name lmfao) or both could make an appeareance and cause trouble for Tox and the circus reputation... someone from Nick's family finds him and tries to get him to go back after Nick's made a name of his own with the Circus... stuff like that lmao.

And also misc. fluff scenes: Nick eating and almost chocking when Vern lifts him up (chair and all) to clean, Sophist trying to impress Brent with one of his new tricks only for the pidgeon to peck his nose, Brent trying to teach Nick basic gymnastic and Nick ends up lying in pain on the floor after 10 minutes, etc.

See Vern wiping the floor with them and letting him be a show off.

See if Nick's dance classes are paying off.

See Brent and Sophist making clowns of themselves while trying to pull some of the moves lmao.

(featuring @toadettely @crashingstar69 @deadtiredvictor and @starry-sophrosyne in that order)

if you’re not here, please don’t be disappointed. i love designing characters and i really wanna do more members of the pc rpf community but this took a really long time to do and i lowkey want to take a break from it

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Sophist has been planning for months to wreak havoc on the Kingdom of Skill. The kingdom already knows of his existence due to his constant mischief. His acts are usually light inconveniences rather than major catastrophes, so they're shocked to find out that he somehow managed to kidnap their king and take him away to the Sophisticated Society.

Brent was conscious the entire time, only tied up with a bag over his head. When Sophist has finally settled him and himself in his secret lair, Sophist removes the bag on Brent's head and gets a good look at his face for the first time. He's stunned and flustered into forgetting what he planned to say at the sheer beauty of the king in front of him, only snapping back to his senses after the king angrily demands for answers

Sophist struggles to get his thoughts together, which does not go unnoticed by Brent, who is caught off-guard by the sudden change in behavior for the man who just kidnapped him. Brent teases him mildly which causes Sophist to get defensive and begin saying what he originally wanted to say, revealing his plan to Brent and telling him that he plans to keep Brent tied up as his kingdom gets taken over. Brent knows he'll be fine since his people have probably already noticed he's gone missing and are sending people to retrieve him soon, so he just mentally notes everything Sophist is saying. He can't help but find Sophist endearing, but he quickly shakes that thought away.

Sophist is plagued with heavy mental turmoil as he has to constantly see the king every day to make sure he's okay to make sure he's still there in the cell he left him in. He refuses to let himself feel hesitation for his actions. Brent, meanwhile, is surprisingly comfortable for being trapped in a cell. It has soft pillows and blankets left for him by Sophist, which Brent had conflicted thoughts on. To make matters more interesting for both sides, the cell is in the same location as Sophist's laboratory, allowing them to converse every day and learn more about each other. Sophist is in heavy denial as he falls more and more for the king, learning about their similar struggles of stress and boredom as well as overall loving his personality. Brent's in a similar boat, really learning to appreciate Sophist and, to his regret, relating and warming up to him a lot. They find solace in each other and Sophist ends up visiting him just to talk.

Sophist is really ignoring his plan now and making up excuses for himself as to why. It doesn't help that his minions are also eager to know his next move, to which he replies with "I assure you, I am thinking long and hard about this" (he's not). Sophist then comes up with a brilliant idea to "fool Brent into thinking that they're friends (they are), which will leave him vulnerable to his final attack on his kingdom before he takes it over". It's really just an excuse to cover up for the fact that he's gotten so close to the king and also bc he realized that Brent's people have almost arrived at his lair to take their king back and that he has to let him go.

Sophist (reluctantly) takes Brent back to his kingdom while saying that he's a changed man and that he doesn't want to harm the Kingdom of Skill ever again. Brent silently chuckles knowing that he's lying and that he's going to prepare his kingdom for an oncoming attack. He gives Sophist one more warm smile before walking away, to which he notices the sudden reddening in Sophist's face. Brent smiles to himself, his insides warming at the sight.

Couple days later, Brent's taking a short walk (he and his kingdom well prepped for anything sudden) to clear his mind when he, to his surprise, runs into Sophist, who looks highly troubled. Brent asks him what he's doing here to which Sophist hurriedly tells him not to worry about it. Brent of course worries about it and asks him again, knowing that their places are so far away from each other so there's no way he's here for no reason. Sophist then admits that he had planned for so long to take control of Brent's kingdom and to someday rule the world, but lately he's just been so conflicted with his feelings and he doesn't know why he hesitates to actually go through with his plan. He accidentally let's the detail slip that this all started ever since he met Brent, admitting that he grew deeply attached to Brent and couldn't help himself.

Brent, absolutely endeared by this confession, can't help but confess his mental conflict too. They sit next to each other and just talk for a little while to really express themselves to each other. Brent leans closer and rests his hand on top of Sophist's, both of their hearts fluttering and their faces warming. Fighting their shyness, they both gaze into each other's eyes, smiling warmly. Brent leans in even closer, both of their hearts beginning to race. They look at each other one more time before they both lean in and finally kiss.

I have no idea how to continue on from here so uhhhhh up to yall I guess? 😀

I also cannot believe I actually wrote rpf. I will be self-destructing tonight

-Ooooooooo it's the dreadful 👻 back to yap again ooooooo

Ghost anon. You cannot write peak and just leave me here. /Pos

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So, first of all, love that we're taking advantage of Sophist being a cartoony villain. His mission is to take over the world, which is so unrealistic but go off king.

Sophist being in shocked of how hot Brent is is so real, I was also like that when I first saw him /hj

Them slowly growing fond of each other and finding out that they have similar struggles is so gooooood, it's my favorite trope when the villain and the "hero" find out they're more similar than they would like to admit.

It's especially funny when Sophist tries to convince the goombas that this is all part of his master plan. I'm sure that some of them were raising eyebrows at how close their leader and the King are.

Him later returning Brent hesitantly because he wants more time with Brent but also needing time because he is conflicted with his own feelings... 💔 (This is the only way I can show my feeling fuck you/j) (Also I think he realized what his feelings towards Brent were when he blushed at his smile).

And the end... A KING OF SOPH STORY THAT ENDS WITH THEM SMOOCHING!!! They have become more common but that doesn't mean I can't be happy everytime it happens.