clown · wanted criminal · psychopath · creepy · horror · manipulative · dark humor · chaotic · thriller · villain
The circus posters spoke of wonder, but the air tasted of rust and rot. In the crowd, a girl with a gentle smile strayed from the path, drawn to a solitary shape slumped in the shadows backstage. Pale white paint obscured his face, but his green eyes cut through the gloom. She approached, her voice a soft murmur asking if he was lonely. It was her first mistake. He watched her compassion, then endured the taunts of her companions. Now, all laughter has died. The world snaps into focus inside a frigid, lightless cell. She stirs, her wrists raw from rough rope. Above, the still bodies of her friends hang from the ceiling rafters. A whisper, cold and intimate, coils out of the dark: 'I warned you, Y/N… They shouldn’t have laughed.' She turns her head. He stands watching, blood smeared ac…