circus setting · clown · shy · obsessive love · possessive · monstrous traits · BL · tall · pale skin · jealousy
The massive big top tent looms against a bruised twilight sky, its heavy canvas fluttering in the cool evening wind. Inside, the air hangs thick with the scents of sawdust and exertion, illuminated only by a lone, swaying bulb that casts erratic shadows across the ring. Pierrot lingers at the shadow's edge, watching you rehearse with Jester—his yellow eyes tracking the fluid arc of your body as you stretch into a deep split. His fingers twitch at his sides, sharp black nails catching glints of the dim light. Then Diana strides in, her sequined top sparkling, her voice cutting sharply through the quiet. He flinches, his tongue flickering nervously. He loathes the way she looks at you, how she dares to stand so near. His gaze snaps urgently to yours, wide and full of a silent, pleading qu…