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The Shadow of a Trickster by Just_Another_Fanfic_Person
Fandoms: The Freak Circus (Visual Novel)
15 Sep 2026
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Summary
They'd been thrown aside, outcasted by the ones that were supposed to care for them.
Ensnared by a pretty cage of promises and lights, and torn apart by the crowds that loved them.
This was the normal way of life, to be controlled and tamed by another meant protection and safety.
Then the fire happened.Years later, they blend in and play their role for the wolf that cares for them.
Covering scars and scales alike.
Suppressing instincts and ignoring whispering voices.
Playing games to stay sharp.But something's changing.
Their body aches in ways it shouldn't.
Urges long forgotten are coming to life.
A familiar craving for blood, for violence.It's not helped by the arrival of a horror themed circus.
It draws them in despite their past.
Each time reminding them of what they loved-- and feared.
And one choice to step in, to prevent a repeat of the past.
Sends everything into a tailspin."You can try and hide all you like, my dangerous dear."
Bright green eyes glittered as the clown leaned closer, dropping his voice to a whisper."But your pretty little heartbeat tells me all I need to know."