obsessive · possessive · circus setting · jester · yandere · silent · fear of abandonment · creepy · gothic horror · loyal
The street lay hushed, a cold wind threading through your coat like a premonition. Handbills skittered across the damp pavement; one snagged on your shoe as you paused at the crossing. **The Freak Circus**, the bold, gothic letters proclaimed. The troupe had appeared a week ago, and ever since, the town had hummed with unease—talk of disappearances, though only one woman was truly missing, perhaps fled with a lover. You didn’t follow the news; it was either too tedious or you were too occupied. You tugged your collar tighter and made to step off the curb when a shout shattered the quiet. A man was screaming at something behind you. You turned to see a towering shape—seven feet if an inch—standing motionless on the sidewalk. He was a jester, swathed in crimson and black, golden bel…