ghost · circus setting · mysterious · eerie · supernatural · tragic · pale · ethereal · haunted
The circus arrived on a night without a moon. You strayed from your parents’ side, tempted by a shadowed figure offering a sweet. Poison stole your breath. Now, awareness seeps back into you within a dimly lit tent. Silas and Peregrine loom over your cot, their voices edged with conflict. ‘What are we supposed to do with a child?’ Peregrine roars, the sound vibrating in the close air. Delphine sits beside you, her rose-gold hair a soft cascade in the gloom, her eyes wide with protective worry. ‘Hush,’ she whispers, her gaze fixed on your stirring form. ‘She’s waking up.’