fist circus au headcanon post for indie *u* im sorry laura
disclaimer: i have no idea what's going to happen ever so dont even ask me
they meet through seb ofc because they do that in every life probably (i don't know did they meet through seb originally I JUST DON'T KNOW) but
seb + junior were friends since they were little just like normal except minus magic so when junior ran off to join the circus she somehow persuaded seb to come with her and i'm not exactly sure how hey laura do you wanna get involved. anyway (unless there are objections winks) seb doesnt like jump off of things or anything because he's not a maniac he actually just sells tickets in the mornings and then runs a booth thing i always forget what they're called. boardwalk games, maybe? he does one of those, probably like a ring toss or something, and he probably gets paid better than junior does even though junior's job is relatively dIFFICULT and she gets mad about it but she also likes to brag about making him join the circus
he doesnt rly get the bragging thing like its not a big deal junior pls also he probably would not stay as long as junior would (he's probably relatively unimpressed and unfulfilled with hashtag circus life it was a fun idea but he probably regrets it a lot) (idk obviously i am not in charge of seb's life) (laura *u*)
as far as what the other two do i know you already know this (indie) but val does aerial silks because it's classy as fuck and really neat and pretty and lahvly and almost everyone likes aerial silks lbr (also it's really ~graceful and finessed and the most common injuries are minor ones like sprains and silk burn) (i did some research ok i'm sorry) (SO ANYWAY there's some risk but not to the point where it's stupid)
idk where val came from but she joined after twist and seb like maybe a year later or something seb and val probably knew each other from secondary school or like. mb seb left after his first year of university or something we just dont' know that would work though
anyway junior's a human cannonball i don't know what to tell you about that really
(alright yes i do) (they don't use actual gunpowder so) (it's actually not too... unsafe if you compare injuries to the amount of ~*~shots~*~ each cannonball does but um) (i guess like thirty of the fifty people who have ever been human cannonballs eventually die during a stunt uh sorry) (suitably ridiculously dangerous) (but also very carefully planned) (a crowdpleaser except parents who dont want their kids to get any bad ideas)
anyway yes they meet through seb and it's initally weird as expected partially bc it's sort of a thing that's not a thing (junior doesn't kNOW WHY CAN'T I MEET UR GIRLFRIENDS SEB) (she s not my girlfriend) (oh good) (Awesome actually) (what) (nothing nothing) (this post desnt make sense)
junior technically meets val by creeping in and freaking seb out and asking if she's his girlfriend that is literally what i wrote out sorry seb
anyway omg then there's a big blank spot i guess the way i was going to write it VAL SPRAINS SOMETHING and omfg
junior gives her a shoulder massage or s/t to soothe her pain and there's sass and wisecracking but that's just normal
and also 'you should be more careful' says the girl who gets shot out of a cannon every night
(it's fun don't u think it looks like fun i'll show u sometime) (and then she does) (she shows her how the cannon works but that's a different date)
pretty much everything consists of psuedo-dates and smooching before shows and sometimes on their nights off and INVITING EACH OTHER HOME FOR CHRISTMAS and sebs always invited too but man things are a lil awkward probably or maybe not we're not sure maybe not bc things werent super serious so thats one good thing
anyway thats p much it i guess
junior calls her job 'cannonballin' she's a cannonballer hashtag cannonballin
everyone thinks its ridiculous but she is rly passionate about itand (the first kiss happens @ the end of the cannon demonstration alright)
also i was going to write a thing where junior brings val dinner after her act
except it's not actually dinner it's just cotton candy because she's a shit
how can you even eat that anymore junior please
it s great u dont understand
(nathan's probably a lion tamer or something and seb and wes can bond over how stupid everyone is omg)
