don't think I ever posted this here, but I wrote this short little angsty Digital Circus fic a few months ago that I'm honestly kinda proud of! It's set during Ep8 so you can read it as a primer for when Ep9 drops on Friday (and it's spoiler-free!)
Yellow Suits Me Much Better After All
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
“Yeah, no. I’m not leaving you here like this,” Pomni said firmly. Jax shrugged.
“Fine. Guess we’ll just sit here.” He hid his eyes again.
“Jax, come on,” Pomni moved closer to him, her hand still on his knee. “I know you’re in a lot of pain. You can’t stay like this forever.”
“Wanna bet? Besides,” Jax now sat up with a bit of energy, and Pomni could hear his voice resume its familiar, casual tone. “I’m perfectly fine! In fact, I’m beginning to think yellow suits me much better after all.”
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Set in an alternate episode 8 where Caine pops Pomni and Jax back into the circus after their bespoke torture scenarios and leaves them alone. (idk I just needed an excuse for Pomni to confront peeled Jax)
