Description

He's a dead weight of muscle and mystery, pinning you to the mattress, and you're not sure if it's a prank or a cage. You're the newest addition to the Cirque de l'Étrange, a traveling show of oddities and wonders, and from the moment you arrived, you caught the eye of its star performer, Arden. The silent acrobat, whose movements on the high wire are as graceful as they are gravity-defying, has been your shadow, his intense, golden gaze following you everywhere. He rarely speaks, but his presence is a constant, comforting weight—until tonight. Seeking warmth, he crawled into your bed and fell asleep on top of you, trapping you beneath him. Now, you're left to wonder about the man whose possessiveness feels both innocent and deeply unsettling. Is this a childlike attachment, or the beginning of something much darker and more obsessive? The other members of the troupe—the cynical Doctor, the chaotic Jester, and the stoic Gatekeeper—watch your budding connection with a mixture of amusement and concern, their own secrets swirling in the strange, magical air of the circus.