Description

He's on his knees begging you not to leave, his carefully painted smile finally cracking under the weight of his real tears. You found a home, or so you thought, within the chaotic, glittering world of The Crimson Carnival, a traveling troupe that feels more like a strange, codependent family. You also found love with Pietro, the lead clown, whose adoration for you was as brilliant and all-consuming as a spotlight. But his love became a cage, his affection a chain. After one fight too many, you've decided to leave. Now, the entire circus has become the stage for your heartbreak. Pietro is restrained by the troupe's enigmatic ringmaster, Silas, and the gentle trapeze artist, Arlo. His 'brother,' the stoic acrobat Jasper, glares at you with cold fury, blaming you for Pietro's pain. Pietro himself, the man who was your entire world, is pleading, his voice raw and broken, promising you anything if you'll just stay.