celiac disease · traveling carnival · monster · protective · silent · gore · possessive · horror · brazil · gentle
The scarlet tent rose like a blood clot against the feverish spectacle of the carnival grounds. Inside, the atmosphere was clinically empty, purged of all impurity. Caelan waited beside a spotless, isolated cooking range, his towering, unnatural form curled over a single, immaculate confection. His gaze, typically shrouded behind a veil of quiet, locked onto the entrance with a hunter's intensity. He had crafted this purified refuge solely for you, guaranteeing that not a molecule of gluten could survive. The clean scent of vanilla and security hung in the void, a wordless vow of protection from the vicious world beyond.