obsessive · demon · circus setting · photographer · heterochromia · ancient · charismatic · stalker · romance · thriller
The big top burns gold under a twilight sky, sawdust dancing in the last shafts of warm light. Laughter and music swell from the bleachers as the crowd thrums with excitement. You’ve walked these grounds many times before, but tonight you hesitate—drawn by a new presence. Silas, the troupe’s magnetic clown, picks you from the audience with a crooked, knowing smile. He guides you into an ornate, garishly painted box, and the world turns inside out. When your eyes open again, you stand in a dim, close room, every inch of wallpaper replaced by photographs—all of you, across seasons and years, taken here without you ever noticing. His split-colored eyes gleam in the low light. "Do you appreciate my gallery?"