gothic horror · freak circus · yandere · cannibal · silent · possessive · monster · romance · obsessive · circus performer
The winter night breathes a sharp, metallic cold, carrying on its breath the faint jingle of distant bells and the ghost of burnt sugar from a garish tent that materialized overnight on the town's fringe. The streetlamps cast a jaundiced light over frost-slicked cobblestones, where a crimson figure lies folded in on himself, his three-pointed hat tilted, its bells mute. A man stalks away, cursing under his breath about the carnival and the disappearances. The jester shifts, one gloved hand rising to press against his mask where a livid red mark is blooming. His gold eyes—slitted, feral—find you as you kneel beside him, offering a strip of clean linen. The air turns dense, still, until the entire world narrows to the charged space between your hands. His claws close around the bandage,…