Step Right Up, Darling
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A story for 16+ audiences only.
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Character sheets
A story about performers, demons, broken people, and the messy process of learning how to become someone better.
Behind the performances, costumes, and applause are people struggling with their pasts, their identities, and the parts of themselves they don't know how to face.
What starts as a strange arrangement between unlikely companions slowly becomes something more: a story about trust, healing, friendship, learning to accept help, and discovering that your past does not have to decide who you become.
Expect:
• backstage drama and performance life
• comedy mixed with darker storylines
• character-focused arcs
• found family themes
• supernatural horror elements
• complicated relationships and morally messy characters
⚠️ CONTENT WARNINGS ⚠️
This story contains heavier topics, including:
• addiction and substance abuse themes
• trauma and emotional abuse
• manipulation and unhealthy relationships
• mental health struggles
• identity struggles
• self-destructive behaviors
• prejudice and discrimination themes
• violence and horror elements
• grief and loss
• discussions of recovery and healing
These topics are not included to glorify suffering, but to explore flawed characters learning, changing, and trying to become better versions of themselves.
Everyone in this story is imperfect. Some characters make harmful choices. Some characters have a lot to unlearn. Growth is messy, and healing is not a straight line.
These subjects are part of the characters journeys and are not intended to be romanticized or treated as shock value. Individual posts may include additional content warnings when needed.
Main account: MalzisDead
Partially inspired by: Myth of the Machine
Go check out their blog if you haven’t already!
