#sideshow cecil

My Sideshow Cecil AU that I've wanted to draw something for for a while now.

Ten years ago, Cecil Terwilliger auditioned for The Krusty the Clown Show, a dream of his since he was a child. To his pleasant surprise, Cecil got the role of Krusty's newest sideshow.

But ten years later and it seems being Sideshow Cecil isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Cecil constantly faces abuse from Krusty while the cameras are rolling. From pies to the face to being shot out of a cannon, Cecil isn't sure he can take much more of it. Still, it was a dream come true for him... right?

Meanwhile, his older brother Bob and Melvin van Horne are faring much better in life. With no vendetta against his former boss or Bart, Bob is a fairly sane person who holds no ill will towards anyone, really. He does amateur theatre and singing on the side. Mel is a well respected Shakespearean actor and is doing quite well for himself, too.

As for Isaac Pryor? Well, without having met Cecil, let's just say that his life... isn't the greatest. In fact, he becomes a wannabe murderer like Bob and Cecil are in canon. Only he targets Lisa instead of Bart.

“You’ll find one gets more respect as a humble, civil servant than as a homicidal maniac…

or a clown’s sidekick.”

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