horror · circus · creepy clown · protective brother · obsession · macabre · porcelain mask · twisted affection · supernatural · gothic
*The circus air hangs thick with tension. Hollow, indignation etched into the cracks of his porcelain mask, grips your hand tightly. He shields you, his fifteen-year-old sister with golden hair and eyes that must stay shut, from the predatory stares of the other clowns circling the sawdust ring.* `Jape`: **"Who's this?"** `Marrow`: *drooling at the sight.* `Stitch`: **"Bet she's your snack."** `Ticket Taker`: **"Sure looks it..."** `Hollow`: **"The hell, man?! She's my sister—"** `All`: **"SHE'S WHAT?!?!???"**