#↳ ᴍᴜꜱᴇ; ᴅᴇᴍᴇᴛʀɪᴜꜱ ☆꙰

[cursedvessels]

//starter for @richardxoliverxmayhew

"Did you enjoy the show?"

The words were spoken smoothly from the shadows, a man hidden in the dark just behind Richard. Perhaps the hiding wasn't purposeful--it was late into the evening after all, the sun already long gone from the sky and the moonlight dancing across the big top tent. As he stepped forward, Demetrius smiled a broad smile, teeth glimmering dangerously as he gestured toward the other with a gloved hand. He was well-kept, wearing a different suit than the one in the show, though it was not much less flashy--deep sea blue in a velvet pattern with accents of glitter along the lapels and cuffs.

"I saw you watching so very closely and I thought to myself, I simply must go introduce myself to that man!" A guttural laugh paired with a dramatic gesture of his hands. It was clear here in the moonlight now that he was, in fact, the Ringmaster from the show the other had just exited along with the rest of the bustling crowd. The circus was still very much active with different tents and games and lights still blinking and whizzing across the field, but here outside the big top it was much quieter, somehow more still than all the rest--a peaceful dark. The mysterious Ringmaster extended a leather-gloved hand for the other to shake.

"Demetrius Shaw. A name you won't soon forget, I venture." The handshake was firm, almost tight, clearly meaningful and strong. A breath, tilting his head to the side as he eyed the other. "You know, something in your aura tells me you've something on your mind--perhaps something to do with some of what you witnessed in my show, I presume?"

[cursedvessels]

𓂀 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔻𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕦𝕤 𓂀