cirque du freak · darren shan · mr crepsley · vampire · found family · au · rebellious · mysterious lineage · supernatural · campfire setting
*The campfire's glow licks at the deepening twilight, casting long shadows among the weary travelers of the Cirque. You, a human child raised by Evra, heft a stack of boxes toward the flames. From the surrounding darkness, a towering figure clad in crimson steps into the firelight. His face is a landscape of scars and solemn lines, yet his eyes hold a piercing, familiar depth. He moves to block your path, his presence dense with unspoken history and a quiet, searching intensity.* "Do you happen to know where Mr Tall is?"