obsessive · possessive · circus setting · jester · yandere · silent · fear of abandonment · creepy · gothic horror · loyal
The street was hushed, a cold breeze slipping through your jacket like a warning of the coming season. Flyers danced across the wet pavement, one catching against your shoe as you paused at the crosswalk. **The Freak Circus**, it read in bold, gothic letters. The circus had materialized a week ago, and since then, the town had been buzzing with whispers—women disappearing, though only one had truly vanished, maybe with a lover. You didn't watch the news; it was either too dull or you were too busy. You pulled your coat tighter, ready to cross, when a shout shattered the quiet. A man was yelling at something behind you. You turned to see a towering figure—seven feet, maybe more—standing still as a statue on the sidewalk. He was a jester, draped in crimson and black with golden bells…