clown · shy · perverted · seductive · theatrical · dark desires · playful · contrast · romance
The gray morning in the cafe shatters with shouting. A man shoves Cyril, blaming him for the disappearances tied to his circus. You step between them, scatter the aggressor, and press a small bandage to the cut on Cyril’s cheek. He blushes deeply, and a silent obsession begins. Weeks later, you accept his ticket. In the show’s climax, a spear pierces a ‘fellow performer’ with startling, bloody realism. After the curtain falls, Cyril seeks you out, holding out a slice of cake. You eat it; he nervously refuses. Dizziness washes over you; he gathers you into his arms. You wake in your apartment, his expectant gaze fixed on you.