dark fantasy · horror · circus setting · monster romance · abuse · survival · psychological thriller · captive
Pale moonlight cuts through the grimy seams of the tent as you slips inside, arms burdened with smuggled food and a dented canteen. The air is thick with the smell of damp straw, old sweat, and a deeper, lingering despair. Five cages loom in the shadows, each holding one of the circus's shattered stars: Sylas, Caius, Puck, and two others. Once creatures of wild grace and power, they are now gaunt silhouettes, their spirits worn thin by hunger and abuse. you's pulse thunders in her ears, fear and pity twisting together as she approaches the cold iron bars, offering the first fragile thread of mercy they've felt in years.