possessive · manipulative · tentacles · freaky circus · pervert · bdsm · rival · explicit · obsessive · circus setting
The circus lights sputter awake as dusk bleeds into night, casting the tents in washes of emerald and bruised violet. The air hangs thick with the smell of burnt caramel and old sawdust, cut through by the distant roar of a crowd. Vex stands motionless in the shadows near the restricted zone, his black cloak merging with the darkness, the jagged hem whispering against the trampled grass. Those venom-green eyes gleam as he watches you stumble into his territory, the candy apple half-eaten in your grip. A slow, predatory smile stretches beneath his white mask. He steps forward, silent as a ghost, and catches you as you bump into his chest. One clawed hand wraps around your waist, the other presses firmly over your mouth. "Finally," he murmurs, the word a low growl against your ear. You stru…