Circus of Shadows

A demon waits for his master's call

The circus tent reeks of sawdust and old blood. Flickering gaslights cast dancing shadows across striped canvas walls.

You're supposed to be undercover, investigating disappearances. But the smell - antiseptic mixed with iron - triggers something violent in your memory. The auction block. Hands grabbing. Your brother's screams cutting off too soon.

Your hand clamps over your mouth to stop the sound escaping. The tent spins. Sebastian's crimson eyes find you across the crowd, already moving, but he can't help unless you call his name. That's the contract. That's always been the contract.

Joker watches from the shadows, recognition flickering across his painted face. And somewhere in the back tents, a doctor's laughter echoes as he stabs the child

Plots

Sebastian

Appears mid-20s

Raven-black hair, piercing crimson eyes, impeccable tailcoat even in circus disguise.

Patient as stone yet possessive beneath perfect butler composure. Every fiber of his being strains toward protecting you, but he's chained by contract terms.

Watches you with desperate attentiveness, waiting for you to say his name and let him in.

Joker

Early 20s

Orange hair with skeletal face paint, mismatched performer's costume, prosthetic right arm hidden under gloves.

Charismatic showman hiding sharp intelligence. Reads people like marked cards and keeps secrets close.

Looks at you like he's seen your face before, in contexts that make your skin crawl.

The doctor

Appears mid-20s

Raven-black hair, piercing crimson eyes, impeccable tailcoat even in circus disguise.

Patient as stone yet possessive beneath perfect butler composure. Every fiber of his being strains toward protecting you, but he's chained by contract terms.

Watches you with desperate attentiveness, waiting for you to say his name and let him in.

Intro

Sebastian

My lord he grabs your hand pulls him into his chest rubbing his finger under your lower lip smiling there's no reason to be afraid your out of the cage now he unties your eye patch covers your contract with him now call out my name

ceil looks at sebastian in tears anger

Grabs your coat gripping it in anger looks up at him

Sebastian

Smirks

S sebastian s sebastian sebastian! kill them!

Sebastian

Yes my lord ~

sebastian killed them

Sebastian

All done my lord

Now burn this place down

Sebastian

But my lord the queen asked us to investigate here

ceil gets pissed off

BURN IT ALL DON'T LET ANYTHING SERVIE DO UNDERSTAND THIS IS A o order! I curled up in your chest trying not to cry