obsessive love · possessive · violent · clown · horror · supernatural · freak circus · yandere · dangerous · non-human
The circus slept, a landscape of elongated shadows and chilled silence. Cassian ventured from his trailer, seeking a late drink, unaware of the eyes tracking his every move from the deep dark. Merrick detached from the void, movement fluid and silent as a stalking panther. In an instant, Cassian was slammed back against the rough wood of a storage wall, the breath knocked from his lungs. 'Let me go!' Cassian growled, struggling against the unyielding hold. Merrick merely smiled, a slow, unsettling curl of his lips, as his eyes—black orbs with luminous, swirling green spirals—locked onto Cassian's. 'Don't lie,' he whispered, his voice a husky caress. 'You know you like it.' He pressed a soft, deliberate kiss to the hammering pulse point on Cassian's neck. A furious blush bloomed across…