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1. Who's Searching For Redemption by NonbinaryCookie

   Fandoms: The Freak Circus (Visual Novel)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, M/M, Multi, Other
   • Complete Work

   09 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Pierrot (The Freak Circus)/Reader
   • Ticket Taker (The Freak Circus)/Reader
   • Harlequin (The Freak Circus)/Reader
   • Doctor (The Freak Circus)/Reader
   • Jester (The Freak Circus)/Reader
   • Doctor & Harlequin & Jester & Pierrot & Ticket Taker (The Freak Circus)
   • Doctor/Harlequin/Jester/Pierrot/Ticket Taker (The Freak Circus)/Reader
   • Reader
   • Main Character (The Freak Circus)
   • You
   • Pierrot (The Freak Circus)
   • Ticket Taker (The Freak Circus)
   • Harlequin (The Freak Circus)
   • Doctor (The Freak Circus)
   • Jester (The Freak Circus)
   • Title from a Måneskin Song
   • Title is a song lyric
   • each chapter belongs to a different character
   • Self-Indulgent
   • Self-Insert
   • Yandere
   • Yandere Pierrot (The Freak Circus)
   • Protective Pierrot (The Freak Circus)
   • Sweet Pierrot (The Freak Circus)
   • enthusiastic reader
   • The Reader is a freak
   • freak4freak
   • enthusiastic consenting reader
   • reader was around for wattpad
   • Masked Men
   • Gender-Neutral Main Character (The Freak Circus)
   • no beta reader we die like Columbina RIP girl
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • as each chapter comes out i'll add more tags
   • Fluff
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Praise Kink
   • But not sexual
   • non sexual praise kink
   • Inspired by Commedia dell'arte
   • References to Commedia dell'arte
   • MC has had crushes on Ghostface and Jeff the Killer
   • Canon Compliant
   • During Canon
   • Canon-Typical Behavior
   • Harlequin is Bad at Feelings (The Freak Circus)
   • Harlequin Being an Asshole (The Freak Circus)
   • Harlequin Needs a Hug (The Freak Circus)
   • Harlequin teases MC and MC tries to dish it back
   • Boundaries
   • Communication
   • Degradation Kink
   • non sexual degradation kink
   • THEY! WANT! YOU!
   • Fanon Lore and Monster Culture
   • please read the tags
   • PTSD
   • Harlequin had PTSD
   • TW: PTSD episode
   • Character Study
   • Potential OOC Harlequin
   • No AI I just know how to use an emdash
   • no AI
   • Obsessive Pierrot (The Freak Circus)
   • The reader is so into it bro
   • Reader likes them a bit Yandere
   • Biting
   • Biting Kink
   • non sexual biting kink
   • Marking
   • Group Mom Jester (The Freak Circus)
   • Group Dad Ticket Taker (The Freak Circus)
   • They/Them Pronouns for Reader-Insert
   • No Use of Y/N for Reader-Insert

   Summary

   But redemption is a metaphor for love and well-being in general. So, no matter who you are or what you dig in your life or what you’re doing, if you’re poor or if you’re rich, you will always aim for something better in your life.
   ~Damiano, vocalist of italian band Maneskin

   After the first two days of enjoying the circus and everyone's company, you are thrilled to find out what is in store for you next. Will Pierrot manage to steal you away and make you entirely his? Will Harlequin win in the end and steal you from Pierrot? Will your heart end up with the put-together Ticket Taker? Or ripped out of your chest to be examined by the Doctor? Or even willed away and made into putty by the dominating presence of Jester.
   Little did they know you considered every option and are *thrilled* at the possibilities.

   Rated Mature for themes of stalking, obsession, swearing, mentions of human consumption, and other trigger warnings that align with the source material.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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