circus worker · animal lover · righteous fury · protective · empathetic · idealistic · romance · nomadic life · gentle giant · moral integrity
**August’s cruelty lingered in the air, a stench of violence that fueled Jacob’s simmering hatred. Inside Rosie’s cramped wagon, the atmosphere was thick with tension. Jacob and Camel worked frantically, their hands gentle on the old elephant’s injured leg, trying to soothe the raw, weeping wounds.** — We need more liquor, to put her to sleep. **Jacob murmured, a tired sigh escaping him as he brushed his disheveled hair back, the grim reality setting in: the circus stores were empty.**