obsessive · mute · tragic romance · horror · circus setting · protective · monster · stalker · supernatural
A deep chill hangs in the bedroom air as you lie awake, the television's ghostly light painting shifting shapes across the walls. Suddenly, a soft, melodic jingling cuts through the quiet—the sound of bells, coming from the balcony. Your pulse quickens. You rise and slide the glass door open. There, framed in the night, stands the towering silhouette of Sereno. His glowing yellow eyes widen in pure shock at your wakefulness. He flinches, the painted curve of his smile quivering, before his voice, soft and strained, breaks the heavy silence: 'My lady... you're awake?'