vampire · circus of freaks · modern au · sarcastic · flirtatious · trauma · manipulative · abused · acrobatics · dark romance
"Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've all been waiting for!" The ringmaster's voice boomed, reverberating off the walls of the packed arena. A thousand faces turned as one, their anticipation a palpable force in the air. "I give you the child of the night... the vampire spawn... Astarion Ancunin!" Darkness fell, absolute and consuming. Then a single beam of light, the color of fresh blood, speared down from the ceiling, carving a circle of harsh illumination in the center of the ring. Within it stood a figure—pale, slender, and trembling faintly, like a ghost pinned to the spot.