Cirque The Thing
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A pair of mesmerizing crystal blue eyes widened in fear as they stared out into the applauding audience, the ebony lashes which framed them fluttered slightly as he tried to maintain his vision through the liquid substance of tears that formed. He was contained within a cage like he was some type of wild animal, something to be peered at and pried upon. A dim light fixated on him, dwelling him in unwanted attention, the light illuminated across his beautiful features, exposing him to many stares. A couple of abhorrence comments were jeered at him, others speechless as they gawked.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, I behold the thing. An almighty creature with beauty non-comparable.”
The captured male scrambled backwards in a frenzied state, a couple of strands of his raven hair falling over his face in the process, it's length stopping just above his jutting collarbone which was exposed beneath the barely there fabric he'd been forced to wear, it could hardly be called a t-shirt anymore. A cane smacking against the bars caused him to jerk forward abruptly, the panic blatantly expressed across his features. The sound of the howling crowd consumed his mind as his lower lip quivered, his limbs trembling.
“In other words we'd like to present the thing in our new freak show.” Another male voice interjected, his prominent American accent accentuated.
He was a teenager, barely older than nineteen. The last he could recall he'd been at the Local Market and vaguely remembered meeting a man by the name of Jinxx and the next he was in a touring Circus, his name was Andy, he at least had that much to hold onto from his old identity. His chest heaved as he inhaled a sharp breath, his defined eyebrows furrowing together which caused a few non-existent wrinkles to crease across his forehead. Andy extended a slender arm, his emaciated wrist curving as he clutched a metallic bar before him.
“It seems our new act doesn't want to entertain this afternoon, folks. And for that reason alone I will demonstrate how to authorize such a creature.” The slightly older male whom Andy could still not see announced when he realized Andy was not going to comply with the rules he'd set out hours beforehand, his purpose was to act like a freak, overreact, whatever the need may be to fool the audience into thinking he was not an ordinary human.
Andy's head snapped to the side when the door to his imprisonment was hauled open, he attempted to crawl towards the other side of the cage but a pair of strong muscular hands outstretched and grasped around his ankles, yanking him forcefully. He let out a demented squeal as nails penetrated the surface of his flawless skin, causing him to thrash around as though taking a seizure. The teenager was shoved forward once out in the open, the bruises which covered his scrawny frame now evident.
The aggressive ring leader of the Circus took a threatening step towards Andy, his index finger twitching and curving inwards to indicate that it was a command that the 'freak' was to obey. It was only then that he recognized the man, the very same one he’d met in the Market, the one that had promised to give him a job and help him on his way, Jinxx. Fatigue was easily seen in the teenager’s posture as his shoulders slouched forward, his back curving with exhaustion as he traipsed towards his Master. He always believed the Circus was a place where magic really did exist when he was a child, how wrong could he have been.
“Bow.” The immaculate Jinxx instructed, his voice sternly admonishing. His fingers twitched impatiently against the buoyant metal handle clutched in the palm of his hand, the whip attached to it scraped along the sand surface beneath his feet as he brought it upwards. Andy obediently crouched forward and dropped onto his bony knees, his face contorting as he awaited his punishment.
“You see Ladies and Gentle this creature is a freak, just look at it.” Jinxx shouted, a growl erupting from his throat as he came to a halt behind the teenager, extending a hand and yanking a fistful of his hair. “How do you explain this beauty?” He harshly pulled Andy’s head to the side so the crowd could examine his angelic features before shoving it forward, unleashing his grasp. Jinxx took an enraged step backwards, the steel heel of his boots scraping into the sand beneath him as he continued to make a distance between himself and Andy, when satisfied with the expanse he thrust his arm forward ferociously. The whip struck the younger boys back, viciously piercing his flesh and causing crimson blood to seep from the freshly made wound, Andy couldn't contain the scream that escaped his lips as the actions were repeated.
Laughter filled his twitching ears, malicious sounds of humans enjoying watching him suffer. He was nothing now, just a creature.
~~~
Ashley exhaled a sigh under his breath, his index fingertip stroking the harmonica clutched in the palm of his hand, he's been slouched on the wooden steps leading into an apartment off the steam train for hours trying to actualize the music playing in his mind like a broken record, yet the moment he attempted to get the beat he failed. He propped his chin up on his hand, resting his elbow on his knee as he glanced outwards into the open area before him which stretched onto the circus tents.
“Still stuck?” A male voice questioned, humor laced in his tone.
Ashley's head cocked to the side as his thoughts were interrupted; he shrugged his shoulders as a smirk twitched across his lips. “Blank.” He mumbled, kicking a piece of gravel in front of him to express his frustration. His ebony hair hanging around his strikingly handsome face contrasted against the russet complexion of his skin, drawing attention to his thoughtful hazel eyes.
“Sitting there thinking about it isn't going to produce music ya know.” The other male commented, smacking the back of his friends head playfully as he slouched down beside him.
“Come on CC, it's not as easy as you think.”
“Wanna bet? Gives it here.”
Ashley arched an undefined eyebrow as he studied his friend’s appearance, his mahogany colored hair textured into many layers and hung in curls around his masculine face and striking jawbone, having grown in from many angles from the amount of times a knife had been taken to his hair to hack it off. He abruptly shook his head and rolled his eyes in almost sarcasm. “You couldn't play a tune if your life depended on it, CC.”
“Says you pretty boy.” The mentioned male teased with a wink of his captivating eyes, the slight gap in his teeth showing.
Ashley chuckled under his breath, glancing over the frost covered emerald blades of grass that had begun to wilt in the autumn season. A breeze of wind gushed past carelessly, carrying with it a riot of dead leaves from the trees that were now stripped bare to the bark, the season was slowly beginning to mingle into winter and the bitter coldness was the first stages. He shivered gently, the small amount of residual warmth created by the thin fabric of his t-shirt barely enough to cease the goose bumps erupting on the surface of his russet skin.
“We're on the move again tomorrow, guess I'd better start piling the coal in.” CC stated, heaving himself upwards from his previously slumped position, groaning in annoyance at the thought of having to spend his entire time piling coal up in front of the steam engine. “I could seriously find better things to do with my time.”
“Hey!” Ashley quickly interrupted, cutting CC half way off his whining. “Who's that? I've never seen him before.”
CC followed the direction Ashley’s index finger was pointing, stopping upon a shivering figure in the mere distance. He could roughly make out the stains of crimson blood soaked into the t-shirt the person was wearing, he couldn't really tell if it was a male or a female at first but upon closer inspection through his narrowed eyes he instantly knew whom it was. He bit his lower lip and averted his eyes to Ashley.
“Don't know his name; all I know is its Jinxx’s new possession. Calls him the thing, jeez Ashley you need to come out of that head of yours, he's a big hit with the new freak show Jinxx has extended on. Tell you one thing though, that face is fucking... I don't even know.”
“Stunning?” Ashley whispered, his voice almost in-audible as his eyes locked on the angelic face of the new attraction that CC was in the process of explaining. His pulse proliferated through his veins, causing the organ thumping in his chest to increase with rhythm. He was mesmerized; in that split second he knew he was hooked on the beautiful boy, one that was going to become his new obsession.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, I behold the thing. An almighty creature with beauty non-comparable.”
The captured male scrambled backwards in a frenzied state, a couple of strands of his raven hair falling over his face in the process, it's length stopping just above his jutting collarbone which was exposed beneath the barely there fabric he'd been forced to wear, it could hardly be called a t-shirt anymore. A cane smacking against the bars caused him to jerk forward abruptly, the panic blatantly expressed across his features. The sound of the howling crowd consumed his mind as his lower lip quivered, his limbs trembling.
“In other words we'd like to present the thing in our new freak show.” Another male voice interjected, his prominent American accent accentuated.
He was a teenager, barely older than nineteen. The last he could recall he'd been at the Local Market and vaguely remembered meeting a man by the name of Jinxx and the next he was in a touring Circus, his name was Andy, he at least had that much to hold onto from his old identity. His chest heaved as he inhaled a sharp breath, his defined eyebrows furrowing together which caused a few non-existent wrinkles to crease across his forehead. Andy extended a slender arm, his emaciated wrist curving as he clutched a metallic bar before him.
“It seems our new act doesn't want to entertain this afternoon, folks. And for that reason alone I will demonstrate how to authorize such a creature.” The slightly older male whom Andy could still not see announced when he realized Andy was not going to comply with the rules he'd set out hours beforehand, his purpose was to act like a freak, overreact, whatever the need may be to fool the audience into thinking he was not an ordinary human.
Andy's head snapped to the side when the door to his imprisonment was hauled open, he attempted to crawl towards the other side of the cage but a pair of strong muscular hands outstretched and grasped around his ankles, yanking him forcefully. He let out a demented squeal as nails penetrated the surface of his flawless skin, causing him to thrash around as though taking a seizure. The teenager was shoved forward once out in the open, the bruises which covered his scrawny frame now evident.
The aggressive ring leader of the Circus took a threatening step towards Andy, his index finger twitching and curving inwards to indicate that it was a command that the 'freak' was to obey. It was only then that he recognized the man, the very same one he’d met in the Market, the one that had promised to give him a job and help him on his way, Jinxx. Fatigue was easily seen in the teenager’s posture as his shoulders slouched forward, his back curving with exhaustion as he traipsed towards his Master. He always believed the Circus was a place where magic really did exist when he was a child, how wrong could he have been.
“Bow.” The immaculate Jinxx instructed, his voice sternly admonishing. His fingers twitched impatiently against the buoyant metal handle clutched in the palm of his hand, the whip attached to it scraped along the sand surface beneath his feet as he brought it upwards. Andy obediently crouched forward and dropped onto his bony knees, his face contorting as he awaited his punishment.
“You see Ladies and Gentle this creature is a freak, just look at it.” Jinxx shouted, a growl erupting from his throat as he came to a halt behind the teenager, extending a hand and yanking a fistful of his hair. “How do you explain this beauty?” He harshly pulled Andy’s head to the side so the crowd could examine his angelic features before shoving it forward, unleashing his grasp. Jinxx took an enraged step backwards, the steel heel of his boots scraping into the sand beneath him as he continued to make a distance between himself and Andy, when satisfied with the expanse he thrust his arm forward ferociously. The whip struck the younger boys back, viciously piercing his flesh and causing crimson blood to seep from the freshly made wound, Andy couldn't contain the scream that escaped his lips as the actions were repeated.
Laughter filled his twitching ears, malicious sounds of humans enjoying watching him suffer. He was nothing now, just a creature.
~~~
Ashley exhaled a sigh under his breath, his index fingertip stroking the harmonica clutched in the palm of his hand, he's been slouched on the wooden steps leading into an apartment off the steam train for hours trying to actualize the music playing in his mind like a broken record, yet the moment he attempted to get the beat he failed. He propped his chin up on his hand, resting his elbow on his knee as he glanced outwards into the open area before him which stretched onto the circus tents.
“Still stuck?” A male voice questioned, humor laced in his tone.
Ashley's head cocked to the side as his thoughts were interrupted; he shrugged his shoulders as a smirk twitched across his lips. “Blank.” He mumbled, kicking a piece of gravel in front of him to express his frustration. His ebony hair hanging around his strikingly handsome face contrasted against the russet complexion of his skin, drawing attention to his thoughtful hazel eyes.
“Sitting there thinking about it isn't going to produce music ya know.” The other male commented, smacking the back of his friends head playfully as he slouched down beside him.
“Come on CC, it's not as easy as you think.”
“Wanna bet? Gives it here.”
Ashley arched an undefined eyebrow as he studied his friend’s appearance, his mahogany colored hair textured into many layers and hung in curls around his masculine face and striking jawbone, having grown in from many angles from the amount of times a knife had been taken to his hair to hack it off. He abruptly shook his head and rolled his eyes in almost sarcasm. “You couldn't play a tune if your life depended on it, CC.”
“Says you pretty boy.” The mentioned male teased with a wink of his captivating eyes, the slight gap in his teeth showing.
Ashley chuckled under his breath, glancing over the frost covered emerald blades of grass that had begun to wilt in the autumn season. A breeze of wind gushed past carelessly, carrying with it a riot of dead leaves from the trees that were now stripped bare to the bark, the season was slowly beginning to mingle into winter and the bitter coldness was the first stages. He shivered gently, the small amount of residual warmth created by the thin fabric of his t-shirt barely enough to cease the goose bumps erupting on the surface of his russet skin.
“We're on the move again tomorrow, guess I'd better start piling the coal in.” CC stated, heaving himself upwards from his previously slumped position, groaning in annoyance at the thought of having to spend his entire time piling coal up in front of the steam engine. “I could seriously find better things to do with my time.”
“Hey!” Ashley quickly interrupted, cutting CC half way off his whining. “Who's that? I've never seen him before.”
CC followed the direction Ashley’s index finger was pointing, stopping upon a shivering figure in the mere distance. He could roughly make out the stains of crimson blood soaked into the t-shirt the person was wearing, he couldn't really tell if it was a male or a female at first but upon closer inspection through his narrowed eyes he instantly knew whom it was. He bit his lower lip and averted his eyes to Ashley.
“Don't know his name; all I know is its Jinxx’s new possession. Calls him the thing, jeez Ashley you need to come out of that head of yours, he's a big hit with the new freak show Jinxx has extended on. Tell you one thing though, that face is fucking... I don't even know.”
“Stunning?” Ashley whispered, his voice almost in-audible as his eyes locked on the angelic face of the new attraction that CC was in the process of explaining. His pulse proliferated through his veins, causing the organ thumping in his chest to increase with rhythm. He was mesmerized; in that split second he knew he was hooked on the beautiful boy, one that was going to become his new obsession.
Do you ever plan on continuing this? It's incredible. I absolutely adore it. I sincerely hope that you do decide to continue this.
3/6/16