r/TheFreakCircus

A sigh escaped her lips as she propped her arm up on the countertop. She rested her chin on the palm of her hand as her caramel eyes stared out into the distance. Observing the patrons of the café talking amongst each other, people walking outside enjoying the crisp Autumn weather. Her eyes looked longingly at them and how content they all were while enjoying the simple things life had to offer. Her demeanor was soft, calm even, but there was a frustration and heartache behind her eyes. She was broken from her thoughts as she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder.

She turned and felt a small sense of relief at the sight of the pale beauty. She was always embraced by warmth and made gloomy days brighter without trying. A welcoming smile was painted on her soft pink lips.

“Hey, everything ok?”

“U-um…just…it’s just shit at home” Scarlett rested her elbows on the counter and leaned closer to her friend.

“Did you want to talk about it?”

She averted her eyes from the raven girls gaze and stared at the hardwood of the counter.

“M-my fucking dad…It is just the same shit, but a different day. It is night and day with him and I cannot keep doing this” She can feel tears welling up in her eyes. She rested both elbows on to the counter and covered her eyes with both hands as her brown hair concealed her vulnerability.

“Carol, I know I say this a lot…but I am here if you need help”

“I know Scarlett and I appreciate you. I just really need this job so I can get the hell out of that house”

She used her fair hand to move Carol’s hair out of the way to reveal her dark coco skin, stained with tears.

“You could always stay with Jason and I”

“I-I just don’t want to put you two in the middle of all this” she wrapped an arm around her tearful friend and pulled her in close.

She wiped away her tears and rested her head on Scarlett’s shoulder as she stared out the window once more. Her curious eyes catching the beautiful colors of the circus performers outside as they danced around the townsfolk, handing out flyers to the travel circus that had just arrived in town.

“Honestly, I could probably use a distraction right about now”

It was hard to tell what we used to be…before all the wreckage.

Her caramel candied eyes are drowned out by a familiar purple glow in her soulless stare. It was like there was no trace of her left, like she was a distant memory in the trembling girls’ eyes. She is said to be missing to the public and yet she stares at the lost girl in the flesh. Acting like the Circus’s little puppet.

So, that’s all I am?

She jumps as she watches the fool’s mask being placed aggressively back onto Carol’s expressionless face. She looks up to see the smiling mask of the Ticket Taker as he towers over her long-lost friend.

“Oh my how embarrassing dear, let me help you with that”

He moves the girl out of the way and steps in front of her to conceal her identity even further. He tips his hat to greet the disheveled beauty standing in front of him.

“No need to worry dear visitor she is simply playing her part. It is important that no one here breaks character. It helps keep the illusion…alive”

He further observes the shaken figure in front of him. Her raven locks are untamed, her face is tear stained, and she looks overall unkept. His eyes travel further down, and he notices the fresh blood painting her pale frail neck.

How trivial.

“You look shaken up visitor. Is there something I could help you with?”

“I-I…I” his head tilts to the side as he waits for her answer.

“Are you lost dear? You do know this area is restricted?”

She takes a step back as she keeps her gaze locked onto him.

“Which way did you come from?”

“I…I think I just got lost”

He can hear the uncertainty in her voice.

The fear in her eyes.

“No worries, dear visitor…allow me to direct you towards the exit”

He gracefully sticks his gloved hand out to her, but she takes another step backward.

He’s lying.

“T-that’s ok I can find my way ou-” She yelps as he firmly grasps her wrist.

“I insist”

He notices the young woman grimacing in pain and tilts his head to the side and looks down to see his white glove stained with her blood. He turns her wrist upwards and inspects the fresh bite.

So foolish.

As he attempts to drag her away the two are stopped as a gentle grip lands on Scarlett’s forearm.

All she can see is blood.

She looks up to see Pierrot himself as he stares carefully at Ticket Taker. The eyes of Ticket Taker move up to meet Pierrot’s gaze.

“Pierrot, what are you doing?

He notices his gentle touch on the human girl.

“Does this…girl belong to you?” He nods quietly.

“Pierrot…she looks terrified…as if she saw a part of our circus we don’t show to the public”

A sinister smile makes its way onto Pierrots face.

Yet there is still darkness behind his eyes.

“Circus of Horrors…of course she is scared” Her eyes widen at the sound of his voice.

She winces as she feels the Tickets Takers grip tighten on her wrist.

“Do not speak” The smile of the Ticket Taker widens. He appears more threatening especially with his stern warning.

He sighs and removes his grip from Scarlett’s wrist.

“Very well” Pierrot also loosens his grip and steps away from her.

Still maintaining his gaze on her every move.

“If everything is fine, then I am sure we will be graced with your presence again this evening” She bites her lip and looks at Pierrot as he slowly nods.

She meets the Ticket Takers eyes.

Be a doll and listen.

“Uh…yes I will definitely be back tonight”

He tips his hat in her direction and grabs onto Carols arm to drag her away. However, he stops and turns to face Pierrot.

“Pierrot, I would strongly recommend you make sure she has your ticket…unless you want me to give her mine”

She can see his body tense up at the warning as he silently nods.

“See you later this evening dear” She watches him walk away as he has a tight grasp on Carols arm.

Dragging her towards a pink tent.

Her gaze is broken by the sound of jingling bells.

She looks up to meet the eyes of a distressed Pierrot.

The beautiful glow of his eyes has dimmed.

His crazed smile is replaced by a frown.

“Pierrot, please…just don’t. Let me go home, because this…this was too fucking much for my head” She sighs.

He slowly nods as he takes a step back.

“I-I will wait for you there Darling”

She sighs as she runs her hands up her face and through her tangled locks.

Still so beautiful.

“Yeah…ok”

She pushes open the door and slams it behind her. The apartment is dark and her vision is hazy. She grasps at her stained white shirt as she can feel tears racing down her face, and down her neck saturating her new fresh bite mark. Her breathing is rapid and uncontrolled, and she can feel air getting caught in her throat. She walks further into the living room of her apartment and slides her hands down onto her knees as she begins coughing up the air she starts to choke on.

All she can do is scream.

“What the Fuck!?”

She stands up straighter and digs her nails into her matted hair.

“L-like I don’t know where to start. He thinks he can fucking drug me- kidnap me!?”

Her hands travel down around her neck and she winces when her hand grazes the wound.

“H-how did I let things get this far?”

Her head snaps towards the direction of her bedroom from the sound of the sliding door.

“S-Shit”

She composes herself enough to run over to the bedroom where she switches on the light.

The door is shut.

A sigh of relief escapes her lips as she carefully makes her way back out towards her living room. She jumps backwards and she sees the tall figure of Pierrot at her front door, gently closing it shut.

“Pierrot…”

“D-Darling…I promise I can explain everything”

“Really? Then why don’t you start by explaining to me why I saw my missing friend there. Pierrot, she looked like a fucking ‘doll’…it’s like she didn’t even recognize me” He shudders at the sound of the heartache in her voice.

“Except for that”

She can’t help but take a step backwards but bites her lip as his expression changes. His smile returns and he is flustered but his eyes are still pools of darkness. He appears tense, desperate even at the thought of her running.

“Don’t run Darling…I fear I may like pulling you back”

She stands frozen in place as their eyes are locked onto each other.

“J-Just hear me out first…please Angel”

She looks down at his hand that he holds out to her and looks back up into his eyes. Her breathing is unsteady and her hand trembles as she battles an internal war with her mind and body.

Give him a chance.

Before her mind could catch up to her body she could feel her hand melting into his, and his smile widens from her touch. Pierrot has a strong yet gentle grip on her hand as he carefully guides her back into her bedroom, she follows reluctantly. He motions for her to sit on the bed and she does so, but gasps as he lightly pushes her onto the mattress. He crawls onto the bed with her and places his knees on either side of her body as he pins her arms down in place.

“Thank you my Lady…I promise to restrain myself for your sake”

He looks down and blushes at the raven-haired angel. Her untamed locks are sprawled out on the bed like a beautiful mess. Her chocolate eyes that stare into his gold ones hold a warmth that he feels suffocated by, and the scent of her fear is intoxicating to him.

“Darling, you look so angelic…so innocent. I see it you know? This thrilling push and pull between the two of us. It is so…addictive.

Though my heart aches at the thought you may run from me, and you may fear me...I just want to hold you closer, and tighter…and never let go. In hopes that I can be the only one on your mind.

I-If you only gave me the chance…I could give you everything, my Angel.

I would kill for you, die for you, burn this world down to nothing…for you.

Because you are my everything, my beloved”

She looks deeply into his wild eyes.

He looks so broken…yet something about him is so beautiful.

“My Lady, I wish I could tell you more about your friend, but it is not safe to do so at this moment. H-However, if you did wish to have your friend back, I could do that…just not right now”

“Pierrot, what do you mean?”

He moved his hands up to hers and intertwined their fingers together.

“The less you know Darling, the less your eyes reveal to them. They are already concerned that you might know too much”

He can feel her heart racing and his smile widens at the sensation.

“I-I know you are scared, but it is important you come back to the circus tonight”

“You can’t be serious?”

“I know you don’t want to go back, but he will know, and the others may get suspicious and come after you.

I-I promise to keep you safe just make sure to use my red ticket, and keep it with you while you are at the circus. You don’t even have to go on any of the rides if you don’t want to Darling”

Her heart aches at the sound of his desperation.

“Pierrot, why are you doing all of this?” His smile falters.

“Why?...Ha” He lets out a breathy chuckle and his smile returns.

“Because Scarlett…I love you!”

The golden glow in his eyes shines brightly as he she stares at the lovesick Pierrot.

“I love you! I love you! I love you! I can no longer contain my feelings my Darling! This love I have for you is like Hellfire in my chest and I can no longer contain it!

Ever since I laid eyes on you…my Angel I just knew you were perfect. Perfect for me.

A-And now you have my mark to prove my love…what a beautiful moment we shared. Don’t you remember…my sinful little Angel?” a giggle escapes his lips as he blushes brighter.

Her lip’s part and she feels a warmth rush to her face. She quickly places her hand on Pierrot’s mouth to stop him from saying anything else. He whimpers under her touch, and he notices the blush that paints her face. His smile returns wider and he starts giggling, looking at the flushed girl in front of him.

“O-Oh my, you’re blushing…how adorable. I am sorry to embarrass you this way Angel…you are just so cute” She sighs as she moves her hand to the side of his face.

“Would you like me to leave and give you some space Darling?”

“You can stay…just please don’t talk right now. I need to try and get my head straight here”

Another giggle escapes his lips as jumps on the young girl, wrapping his arms around her waist. He rests his head down on her bosom, gently nuzzling closer to her. Her arms are raised up and her eyes widen at the intense physical touch.

“I promise I will be quiet, whatever you want my sweet Angel”

Time moves slowly and she continues to observe the lovesick Pierrot as he happily nuzzles his head into the girl’s chest. Consuming himself in her scent, and the sound of her heart. She can feel his warmth as well as the sensation of his heart racing against her body. She can’t help but soften at this sight of adoration.

He did all of this for you.

She slowly brings her arms down and decides to place her hands on his head and begins to pet him gently. Yet, she feels a strange sensation under his Jester’s cap. She can hear a small gasp escape his lips as his body tenses over.

“I-I’m sorry” She moves her hands down and gently rest her hands on his arms.

She can feel her face become warmer the longer she stares at Pierrot. Her mind races at all the intimate moments they shared, and even the unsettling ones. She gets lost thinking back to the events from earlier.

His possessiveness.

How he protected you.

How animalistic he became.

To keep you safe from all the evil around you.

He feels her grip get tighter as she is unable to relax. She is unfamiliar to the feeling of being adored this way. Yet, her mind is struggling with how abnormal, and frightening their time together has been. She lets out a shaky breath and slowly removes one of her hands away from his harm and places it on his back and gently pats him.

“Maybe we should get going”

“Very well my Darling”

She feels him shift around as he lifts himself above her but she notices his smile has faltered and he was now frowning.

“U-Uhm is everything ok?”

“He…he marked you?”

As if she could forget. Her hand moves up to her neck thinking back to the disturbingly intimate moment with Harlequin.

His teeth digging into her neck.

How close their bodies were.

“Uh…well” She had no words and averts her eyes from his stare.

“May I…cover it?” She looks back into his desperate eyes.

“I-I’m sorry?”

“With my mark, let me replace his with mine” Her lips part open in shock.

“You aren’t seriously asking permission to bite me…again”

“I ‘am”

She brings her hand up to his face and he does not even flinch at her touch. He just continues to stare deep into her eyes as he waits for her response.

“Is this really that important to you?” He just nods.

She looks at him longingly and caresses his face while she sits with the thought.

Don’t you want to belong to him?

She sighs.

“F-Fine”

He brings his face closer to her neck and she can feel his warm breath on her neck. She can feel herself biting her bottom lip as the warmth returns to her face. Her breathing starts to become unsteady.

“Just tell me to stop if it hurts too much Angel”

His teeth are so much sharper then she remembers.

She gasps and brings her hand up to her mouth as she tries to restrain herself from making any other noise. She can feel the blood leaving her body as his taste buds are overwhelmed by the delectable taste of her. He bites down slightly harder and he can suddenly feel her nails digging into his shoulder.

Her blood red claws…oh what they must feel like against my skin.

“P-Pierrot” His teeth stay latched onto her neck but he pauses overwhelmed by the beauty of her voice. Hearing his name drove him simply mad, but hearing her moan his name in pain was an exhilarating feeling.

She can see the gold color of his eyes glow even brighter as his breathing is uncontrolled and heavy. He unlatches his teeth from her skin and she can feel a painful sting from the tearing of her flesh as he pulled out, followed by the sensation of warm blood trickling down her neck.

As he raises himself back up she meets his golden eyes as they reflect brightly in her sinfully dark eyes. He is breathing heavily through his monstrous teeth, that are painted in her blood. She reaches her hand up to wipe the blood running down his lips and his smile widens from her touch as a demonic chuckle escapes his lips.

This seems so wrong, but he is so beautiful to look at…just as he is now.

“Oh, my Lady” His voice sounds so unnatural and hypnotic.

She wants more.

“You are so delectable…so beautiful” she faintly smiles and he blushes brightly.

“We can’t stay like this though…right?” The gold in his eyes flickers as his smile falters slightly.

He lets out one last monstrous hum before carefully stepping off the bed and reaching his hand out to the girl. She places her hand into his as he gently guides her off the bed.

He blushes as he wipes the rest of the blood from his lips.

“Apologies my Darling”

He feels his knees grow weaker under her dominating stare.

“Now when you feel that warmth on your neck, you’ll think of me…not him”

Always.

He walks towards the balcony and opens the sliding door as she furrows her brows.

“You do know I am on the second floor?”

He turns and tilts his head to the side causing the bells on his costume to jingle. She follows him outside and is greeted with the crisp evening breeze of Autumn. He sits on the edge of the railing and smiles at the Angel in front of him.

My Lady.

“I guess…I will meet you there”

“I will keep a close eye on you from a distance, my beloved” She walks closer to him that her face is inches from his. He scrunches his eyes closed as he smiles faintly.

Aching at not being able to keep her safe in his arms.

He despised being away from her.

However, all that faded away

Once he felt her lips pressed up against his.

Authors Note:

Hello my Darlings,
I apologize for the wait. I am really trying to keep an upload schedule of 1-2 chapters a week. Unfortunately, I have been consumed with my studies so it has been more 1 chapter a week. However, thank you for all your continuous support! I know I promised a surprise once I hit 1k reads and I have something special to share with the audience. My dear friend Meg created a beautiful work of art that perfectly captures our darling Scarlett and lovesick Pierrot. Please, Please make sure to follow her on Instagram u/kalico_kitsune
Until Next time...
𝕽𝖔𝖌𝖚𝖊 🥀

The first part of Columbina's AMA has been posted on the official Tumblr. I find interesting the her father instilled in her a philosophy of always giving love in an unkind world to keep your "flame" alive. This Philosophy might have been what Jester and Ticket Taker warned her about.

From this AMA Columbina seems to be a sweet and innocent girl who was too naive understand that you shouldn't simply give your love away to everyone you meet. It only takes one wrong person to misinterpret that the love you give freely to the world must be exclusively for them. In her case this person ended up being Pierrot who feel madly in love with her for giving him the same standard of kindness she gave every one. He did the same thing with MC as well after they did the standard thing a good person should do when an "innocent" person get assaulted in the street. He immediately assumed MC saw him with love and believes thats why they intervened to protect him. She feels guilty about not taking Jester's advice as her kindness ending up hurting everyone in the end.

She says the Harlequin used to be shy and was very clingy to Pierrot. Present Harlequin has become the exact opposite of clingy as he is adverse to any contact that isn't sexual. Poor Harlequin must have been upset when Pierrot began tonstray from him to want to spend time exclusively with Columbina after falling in love with her. This may have sparked rivalry because Harlequin wanted to feel included again in Pierrot's life and getting bold with Columbina might have been the only way. She regrets how ugly everything got between them and wishes she could apologize to Harlequin and Jester for how it ended.

Her and Ticket Taker became a traveling pair due to her persistence on cheering him up because he seemed sad and lonely to her. She basically wore him down into becoming her surrogate father figure by the power of sweetness. Now he's a grieving father. Since he most likely the keeper of her bones after her death I wonder ifbher mirror is the lid to her coffin. Her spirit might literally be possessing that mirror since I don't believe her lasts words to MC were under Ticket Taker's control.Ticket Taker wouldn't tell MC about the shields the hold to protect themselves because he wouldn't give a human a weakness to exploit against them or thank them for listening.

She is also happy for MC and Pierrot finding love in each other and wishes them the best which is the most precious thing ever. Therefore salty Columbina haters be damned.

NSFW Pierrot x Male mc (art by me)

Anyone got their own personal HCs for the troupes genders/sexualities?

First digital drawing I’ve ever completed, it had to be him 💚

Pierrot watercolour doodle

Ticket Taker’s kinks 💙

"Pierrot being kissed all over the face" art request(art by me)

"ᴍʏ ʟᴀᴅʏ" ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 10- ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜꜱ ꜰᴀɴꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ

Drew Pierrot with some questionable lines(art by me)

RD-09 (Acceleracers) + Harlequin (TheFreakCircus)

NSFW!! Pierrot art with mc POV(art by me)

Columbina's AMA Part 1 Theories

I'm making a Freak Circus playlist! Song suggestions? I feel like The Contrarian by A Perfect Circle is the most them. Also scroll to see the lil felt pins I made from the game <3 gonna make some polymer clay ones at some point too

Don't forget to visit your doctor

Pierrot & Columbina's relationship?

Jester’s kinks 💜

Little felt Pierrot plush I made ❤️🖤💛

Pierrot Fanart by me!

Harlequin doing a heart❤️ (art by me)

Jester's Throne

Is your favorite character also wearing your favorite color?