forum Circus of the insane

Started February 20, 2019 by @Festive_Fenrir

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(Well I'm a failure- just change tail to coat and fluffy appendage into- just delete that part haha)
so "She glanced at his royal purple tailcoat, feeling a cacoethes urge to bury her face in it."

He smiled down at her and brought his hand close to his lips "you're sure you want to do this?" He watched her through dark lashes, childish dreams and wishes flashing in his irises. The crowd had fallen silent as they watched with a spellbound look

("He can stare into my soullll XD")
Elena nodded shyly. She held out her hand, where she assumed she would be pricked to extract the liquid. Tucking her locks back with one hand, she looked at her feet.

He glanced up at his audience to make sure they watched closely "like I said before, up close..and personal." He brought her hand closer to his lips and gently bit down on her finger, enough to break the skin and a few hearts in the audience. He pulled away slowly and withdrew a white cloth from his coat pocket, dabbing a corner of it with a drop of blood. "A delicious color of red, wouldn't you say?" He said to his crowd. Turning back to Elena, he brought his lips once more to he finger and lightly kissed the blood off, standing straight and licking his lips of the excess blood.

(Um sharp teeth ouch- Actually before I wrote a reply I tried biting my finger for some reason. Yeah I have no idea why I did that. Also I just noticed that I used the wrong character name?? Sorry I'll change that right now)
As Vasilios nipped her finger, Elena winced at the slight pain, but thankfully it was gone the instant it came. She glanced at the pooling dark red on her fingertip, her face burning red when Vasilios kissed her it, staining his lips with a vivid red. He licked it away.
Elena could hear the uncomfortable murmurs of the elders, and feel the longing gazes of the younger part of the crowd. She turned away from them a bit, trying to hide her face.

(XD its fine, I didn't even notice till now, are you alright? XD)
He turned to the crowd "Now, I sense some unease amongst you, and I completely understand if this is uncomfortable for some. But I assure you, I do nothing without the consent and trust of my volunteers." He took the cloth and walked over to a man. "Sir would you mind putting these on, of course for sanitary reasons." Vasilios handed the man a pair of white gloves similar to his own. "Now, if you please, hold the cloth by a white corner. Firmly but not to harsh. Like you would a close friend, a spouse, a lover." He spun back towards the center, towards Elena and smiled. "Now my dear, hold out your hands once more. Don't worry, I won't ask for blood anymore."

(I'm fine lol that was a stupid idea XD )
Elena watched the sample being passed on to another man. She then tenderly held out her hands, a slight tremble apparent. The blood had stopped welling in the puncture, and it looked as if was already closed, and the ache was disappearing.

(XD)
He nodded once satisfied by the setup and smiled "Now Elena, I need you to do something important and crucial to this little trick of mine. Close your hands into fists." he said demonstrating with his own hands. He turned back to the man "now sir, every second I count until I reach three, I want you to shake the cloth." He nodded and turned his back to him "everyone ready?"

The crowd shouted replies of agreement that felt a hundred miles away. Elena closed her hands and clenched them in front of her. She half nodded when Vasilios asked if everyone was ready, but remembered she was on stage. She was actually more excited then scared, but she could only hope he didn't feel offended she was acting so fearful. She clenched her palms tighter.

He raised his hands for silence. Once the crowd died down he came behind Elena "dearest, relax. Nothing's going to happen to you. I promise." He whispered against her ear, his warm sweet breath against her skin. He walked back to the middle of the room and turned to the man. "1…" The man shook the cloth "2…" He shook it again "3…" Vasilios waved his hands dramatically, the cloth in the man's hand turned to white butterflies stained with red in the corner. Thousands of the insects fluttered around, some landing on vasilios's hand. He walked over to Elena and took her hand in his "open them"

Elena automatically shivered, a scent of roses penetrating the air. She took a few deep breaths, calming down. She watched warily as the man shook the cloth; Once, twice, and-
She gasped. The room filled with white butterflies, seeming to pour out of what originally was a white cloth. As she turned, her fists still clenched in a tight ball, she noticed a small red stain in the corners of their wings, suspiciously looking like a blood stain. She gazed at them in wonder, the crowd alight with gasps of astonishment. She laughed, a few landing on her. She held still as one sat curiously on her aquiline nose.
"Open them." Vasilios said, breaking her thoughts. She obeyed, loosening her hands.

He smiled and gently took the butterfly off her nose, standing very close "Beautiful, aren't you?" He made it so he looked like he was talking to the butterfly in his hand, but in his and Elena's reality, he was talking to her, and her alone. He stood closer and whispered in her ear "You are the true magic here,"

Elena almost pulled away at the sudden remark. For some peculiar reason, she believed that Vasilios was talking to her instead of the butterfly he let balance on his fingertips. It was only when he took a step toward her and whispered those words next to her ear that she shook herself out of it, a mixture of nonplus and embarrassement clouded her features.
The butterfly settled on his hand fluttered its wings in pace to her heart.
(So should the butterflies go away now? Like into a hat or something XD)

(yeah)
He tilted his head with a smile at her reaction. "Definitely the most beautiful volunteer I've had up here," he whispered, the butterfly in his hand fluttered in response. He laughed lightly and pulled his hat off "back home pretty one." he coaxed the butterfly gently. The rest of the winged creatures flew into the hat at his gentle words, soon filling the tent back with serene darkness. He walked to the side of Elena and offered her his arm "allow me to walk you back to your seat, the least I could do to thank you for your help."

Elena let out a small breath as the butterflies suddenly poured into the hat at an alarming speed, emptying the tent of insects within half a minute. It looked like a huge bottleneck, the beautiful winged insects almost flowing into the hat. And with that, they disappeared. Childishly, she whispered goodbye to them, wishing they could stay a bit longer. Vasilios offered her his arm and smiled at her. More gracefully this time, she took it and smiled brightly back at him, delighted that she was a part of this stunning show.

He smiled as she waved goodbye to the butterflies, genuinely surprised that she wasn't scared of the red tipped creatures. He guided her back to her seat and sat her down with a bow "thank you for helping me." He said softly before turning and walking down back towards the middle. "Enough of me, I'd like to introduce my friends. First up, she was known as an outcast in her own town, sad yes I know. But now she had the oprtinity to travel the world. It give me immense pleasure to introduce to you Arabella." He announced with a grin as the winged girl stepped out onto the circus floor

Elena was led back to her seat. When he thanked her for volunteering, she couldn't find the voice to thank him back. She ended up staring back at him until he walked away. As he walked back up the stage, she took a few deep breaths until her heart rate slowed back down. She listened intensely, trying to hear what he was saying.
"…to introduce to you Arabelle" Was all she caught before the crowd erupted in cheers, someone peeking out from behind the curtains before stepping out onto the circus floor.
Elena almost choked. The litte girl had… Wings? She grinned then, a smile splitting her face.
It was time to enjoy the show.

Vasilios glanced behind his shoulder at the shy girl and turned to her, walking back and guiding her gently to the center. "Forgive me audience, it's her first performance." He leaned in and wispered a few things in Arabella's ear, causing her to blush, and then nod. Once reasured that she was ok, Vasilios retreated behind the curtain

Elena leaned forward in her seat, her feet tapping on the floor. She stared curiously at the girl on stage, the delicate (white? if not, then nevermind this part) feathers making up her wings almost shimmering under the lights. She was beautiful.

A boy in white and black came over and sat next to Elena, watching silently. After a few moments, he turned to her with eyes full of childish dreams "enjoying the show I hope," he said with a familiar grin

"Ah." Elena was startled by the sudden noise, her hair whipping back and forth to find the origin of the sound. It landed on a boy wearing monochrome, though she did not recognize him. Something about that smile made her furrow her brows. Was he familiar?
"I-Yeah, I am enjoying the show very much." She replied, hesitantly smiling back at him.

He nodded satisfied with the answer she gave. "You did amazing down there by the way." He said softly, lazily leaning back in his seat and watching her with a smile

She noticed his smile in her peripheral vision, and her own grin wavered. She felt awkward, not looking at him while he was staring at her. "Uh, thanks."
Elena dug her fingers into the chair to prevent from biting the nails nervously.

"It's ok if you feel akward, I usually don't meet with my volunteer's after the performance, consider yourself special." He stood and casually walked off, leaving a dark purple and gold card with silver fillagree around the edges at his seat.
if you wish to meet again, meet me by the fountain outside the Night tent