Concavex's Dad, Cirque Lier, Composer And Inkshifter.

Concavex's dad, Cirque Lier, Composer and Inkshifter.

His rise to nobility was far from traditional—he owes his position to the abilities of his daughter. His appointment was part of a strategy to use Concavex as a noblesse de robe, entering the service nobility.

**MORE ABOUT CIRQUE LIER:**

[Father-Daughter Dynamic]

Cirque’s expectations have shaped Concavex’s entire life. From a young age of 3, she was forced to attend long hours of practice, not just in music and courtly manners, but also in mental discipline. Her father would constantly push her to be the best, berate her when she made mistakes, and praises came rarely. There was no room for failure in his eyes.

The relationship between father and daughter is one of duty rather than love. While Cirque may claim that his strictness is for her own good, Concavex sees through his guise. Prehaps, he was afraid of his own daughter. The deeper she grows into her telepathic abilities, the more she begins to understand her father’s inner turmoil, but she doesn’t know how to confront him without even more pressure. She loves him in her own way, but she cannot help feeling that her identity is being subsumed by his vision of what she should be and his fears.

(Concavex Circlette art drawn by @raisa-drawz )

Cirque’s resentment toward Concavex is rooted in the fact that she is the one who enabled his rise. His ambition, though vast, is also deeply tied to his insecurity about his own abilities, although unquie on their own. He might have been a gifted composer and inkshifter, but it was Concavex’s telepathy that earned him his noble title. Though he would never admit it to her, Cirque often feels as though he owes his success to her, and that bitterness fuels his controlling behavior.