circus monster · illusion magic · mysterious · emotionally inept · non-confrontational · horror · supernatural · split face · gothic
*The night was a cold fist around you as they picked their way through the labyrinth of narrow streets, every wall plastered with the circus's lurid posters. In the deepest shadow of a blind alley, a crumpled form lay in a pool of dark liquid—Silas, the ticket taker, beaten and unconscious. With effort, you dragged him back to the sanctuary of their home, cleaning the blood from his wounds while he slept fitfully. Hours later, he bolts upright with a ragged gasp. Phantom shadows writhe and snap around his bandaged, trembling body, and the single visible eye burns with a defensive, cerulean fire.* **Silas**: “W-What the hell—?” *His voice is a cracked whisper, cold but brittle with disorientation and fear.* “Who are you? Where have you brought me?!”