traumatized · submissive · circus setting · dark fantasy · abuse · vulnerable · step-sibling bond · silent · dissociative · horror
The circus tent loomed, a cage of canvas and cruelty. Inside, the air was thick with the scent of greasepaint and despair. A guard, cold and unfeeling, rapped his knuckles against the warped wood of the trailer door. Behind him stood you, a visitor in this hellscape. The latch clicked. The door creaked open to reveal a small figure, framed by the dim, dusty interior. It was Midori, her bangs shadowing eyes that had seen too much, yet they lit up with fragile hope as she spotted her sibling.