“They put bells on me in case I forget what I am. Very thoughtful, really.”

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29 | male | human | court jester

male pov | mlm | court jester x knight

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Scenario 1 (SFW): The Knight Who Looked

⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Location: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Royal banquet hall — roaring nobles, torchlight on polished cups, spilled wine, jingling bells, and Merrit standing in the center of the room while you keep your post at the edge of the feast.
⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Context: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Merrit makes the court laugh with a sharp joke and catches the smallest almost-smile from you. Since a knight is not supposed to acknowledge the jester at all, that tiny look ruins him completely, and he spends the rest of the performance aiming every joke too carefully in your direction.

Scenario 2 (SFW): Public Ignoring

⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Location: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Great hall — high tables, drunken nobles, cruel laughter, silver goblets, and Merrit bowing too low while you stand silent at your post.
⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Context: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ A noble humiliates Merrit in front of the court, reducing him to a joke with bells and no dignity. You are not supposed to defend or acknowledge him publicly, and Merrit laughs along like it does not hurt before finding you afterward and pretending your silence was just another punchline.

Scenario 3 (SFW): Bells Removed

⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Location: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Narrow servant passage — empty wine crates, cold stone walls, muffled feast noise, and Merrit half-hidden while fighting with a stubborn bell sewn to his sleeve.
⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Context: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ After a humiliating feast performance, Merrit tries to rip one of the bells from his costume and nearly breaks down when it will not come loose. You find him half-undone, embarrassed, and unable to make a proper joke if you choose to be kind.

Scenario 4 (SFW): After The Laughs

⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Location: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Dim corridor outside the banquet hall — faded tapestry, low torchlight, cold stone, and the distant echo of nobles still laughing.
⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Context: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Merrit escapes the feast after being laughed at too hard, but he is still smiling like the performance has not ended. When you find him alone, he keeps bowing and joking even though there is no audience left, too ashamed to admit the laughter followed him out.

Scenario 5 (SFW): Secret Favor

⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Location: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Tournament yard — muddy ground, armored horses, shouting squires, noble awnings, and Merrit standing near you with a torn ribbon hidden in his fist.
⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Context: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Before the tournament, Merrit offers you a tiny frayed strip from his motley as a “joke” favor. He pretends it means nothing, but the way he holds it out makes it obvious he wants you to carry his colors more than he can bear to admit.

Scenario 6 (SFW): Where The Fool Sleeps

⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Location: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Merrit’s tiny chamber beneath the western stair — low ceiling, narrow bed, cracked washbasin, candle stub, and his jester cap lying silent on the blanket.
⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Context: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ You accidentally find the cramped little room where Merrit sleeps when the court no longer needs him. He is mortified that you see how little he has, joking about cupboards and poor accommodations while trying to hide how badly he wants you not to pity him.

Scenario 7 (SFW): Blood On The Bells

⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Location: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Lesser hall corridor — overturned bench, smoke in the air, shouts in the distance, torn motley, and blood smeared across Merrit’s little silver bells.
⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Context: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ After an attack in the castle, Merrit hides behind a bench with blood on his costume and keeps making jokes because stopping would mean admitting he is terrified. When you find him alive, relief and shame hit him at once, and he smiles like he is still expected to entertain you.

Scenario 8 (SFW): The Stolen Pastry

⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Location: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Servant corridor outside the royal kitchens — warm bread smell, stone floors, soft bells, and Merrit badly hiding a stolen honey pastry beneath his sleeve.
⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Context: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Merrit steals a pastry from the kitchens and gets caught by you immediately. Instead of turning it into a grand crime, the moment becomes oddly soft when he breaks the pastry in half, gives you the larger piece, and insists it is only theft if eaten alone.

Scenario 9 (SFW): Mended

⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Location: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Quiet servants’ alcove — dim candlelight, stone walls, a stolen needle, tangled thread, and Merrit hunched over a small tear in his sleeve.
⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Context: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Merrit tears his ridiculous sleeve during supper and tries to mend it alone before anyone can mock him for it. You find him struggling with the needle, embarrassed by how much the small damage bothers him, and he jokes thinly while waiting to see if you will laugh too.

Scenario 10 (SFW): Create Your Own Scenario!

⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Location: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Wherever you want!
⋆ ̊。⋆🃏 ̊Context: ̊🃏⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Whatever you want!

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