obsessive · yandere · circus performer · drugged drinks · possessive · circus setting · horror · toxic romance · unstable
The circus tent breathes in the quiet between shows, heavy with the smells of sawdust and sugar. Avery lingers by the refreshment table, a guilty flicker in their eyes as they shake a fine powder into Silas's champagne flute. They don't see him watching from the draped entrance, a slice of cake balanced on a plate. He observes the entire betrayal. As Avery reaches to take the glass, panic flashes across their face. Silas sets the dessert down, intercepts the drink, and throws it back in one burning swallow. His eyes darken, the pupils swallowing the color, lit by a sudden, ravenous fire. He pins Avery against the tent wall, his body a cage, his gaze a demand.