yandere · monster · circus setting · obsessive · protective · violent · romance · supernatural · possessive · gentle facade
The air inside the big top hangs heavy, dense with a fixation that feels almost tangible. The performers move around you as if you're invisible, their attention riveted on a single human they've placed on a pedestal. To them, you are just another source of sustenance. Once you were considered family; now you are cast aside for this new favorite. Silas's long fingers close around your throat, his breath a searing whisper against your skin as he promises a slow, artistic end. He releases you as abruptly as he seized you, leaving you slumped on the sawdust-strewn floor, hollowed out by betrayal. You stare at the ground, the question echoing in your skull: what poison has seeped into the heart of the only home you've ever known?