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Welcome to "The magical wandering circus" where performers with different skills show you how the impossible is possible.
Sit back and enjoy the show.
(Vuelta fan fic project, new chapters every three days)
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Anika shivered in the cold as she put down the tin. “What do you think?” She asked holding up a small mirror and the lantern for Inej to see.
“Great, thank you Anika.” She smiled quickly before glancing back at the entrance where light from the oil lanterns strung throughout the tent shone through the slit in the fabric.
“Don’t be nervous, I’ve seen you up there before, you make it look so easy.” Anika said, noticing her concern.
“I’m not nervous, but thank you.”
A second later cheers erupted from the tent and Kaz’s coarse voice came through the noise of the crowd. “That was our amazing stilt walker, now make some noise for the girl who can walk on air!”What if the dregs was a circus instead of a gang?
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Moonlit in the Ring by Xime_Re
Fandoms: Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan, 進撃の巨人 | Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan (Movies)
24 Aug 2025
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🎠 "There are two types of people in a carnival-the ones who run toward the fire, and the ones who make music in the ashes."
She plays music on glass and water.
He sets the night on fire.
And under the glow of the big top, their worlds collide.
In a traveling circus stitched together by secrets, illusions, and late-night applause, Y/N is the soft performer no one thinks will last-too gentle, too emotional, too... delicate. But she plays her glass harp like it's a sacred spell, and somehow, she keeps drawing crowds. And eyes. Especially his.
Jean Kirstein is the carnival's most dangerous act: motorcycle stunts, rings of fire, and a reputation for never letting anyone close. She thinks he's reckless. He thinks she's fragile.
They're both wrong.
When the carnival pairs them together for a fire-and-sound duet, sparks turn into something deeper. Something hungrier. Something far harder to control than any act they've done before.
But in a place built on illusion, even love can be a performance.
Will he ruin her like he ruins everything... or will she be the one to burn him alive? -
Tiger Boy And The Witch Girl by LiterarySpinster
Fandoms: Titans (TV 2018), Teen Titans - All Media Types
22 Aug 2025
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In 1933, two teenaged orphans, a raven, and a tiger seek refuge at Haly's Circus, a big top owned by illustrious married misfits Dick and Kory Grayson. Reeling from a recent tragedy, Dick and Kory accept the runaways into their life, but when the children's pasts come back to haunt them, they must fight to stay together against all odds.
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Blitzø and Barbie inherit the circus after Cash's death, along with all of his debts. Enter the Prince who just might be able to save the home they've worked so hard to rebuild, and perhaps find an escape from his own cage along the way.
Or: A Stolitz-centric 1930's Circus AU in which Blitzø is the ringleader and Stolas is his silent partner.
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- Part 1 of Calluses of Love
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Sirius Black runs away from home and finds himself in a circus in the middle of the night. And the fire performancer guy is really mysterious(andcute).
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“Do you know what they call her in the city?”
The figure moved like she’d been born aloft, her body shaping the air itself, arching, folding, unfurling again in a rhythm older than applause. Even her stillness had weight: the deliberate pause before she turned, the measured reach for the bar after a release, the way her toes pointed toward some invisible horizon.
Emery kept her eyes on the woman. “What’s that?”
“Queen of the Heavens.”
Emery Walsh has spent nearly a decade on the road, her life measured in the rattle of wagon wheels and the rise of the big top against an empty horizon. She knows the way the circus moves like it’s a living thing. But when new hire Samira Mohan arrives—headstrong and ambitious—things begin to change.
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The first thing that came into his mind when he thought about his childhood was the circus. He wasn’t sure if he should be sad or happy about it, but he didn’t waste his energy with thinking about it for too long. Back then he was six years old, his Brother was four and they still lived in London.
What followed was a little blurred in his memory, a fog full of music and lights, a wonder that settled so deep in his bones that it would never truly go away.- Language:
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faith was strong by flowingtune
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
17 Aug 2025
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Their aerial performance is a breathtaking dance of trust and desire, where the danger of falling is eclipsed by the intimacy of their touch.
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- Part 15 of Daemon/Rhaenys Drabbles
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Based off of ‘Pink Elephants on Parade’
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The Bamboozlers run a Circus of paraphernalia and chaos, nothing is normal and over time all sanity disappears.Grian gets evicted and is out of a job, a stranger offers him a role in the Bamboozlers’ circus, he accepts and joins the most chaotic ride of his life.
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Lyney is part of a traveling magic troupe, the Circus of the Hearth — a circus famous all over Teyvat, always on tour through its nations. Each circus stay lasts two months, no more, no less; after that, they only return the following year. There are no vacations, no rest, no bad weather. The life of a prestigious performer of the Hearth is like this, always has been and always will be.
Although traditionalist and somewhat outdated, Lyney never had a problem with his routine, after all, it's precisely what maintains the high standard of the best circus on the continent... that is, until the Liyue season started and he fell madly in love with another traveler, who recently decided to take a break from his journey and settle there. How the hell is he supposed to leave now? -
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A storm’s on the horizon, the circus is falling apart and Sanji’s only problem should be keeping the troupe afloat, not falling for the infuriating pole artist who makes his heart spin a little faster than he’d like.
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Things Worth Searching For by GhostInTheClawMachine
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
09 Aug 2025
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Sirius would be the first to admit that he was prone to unnecessary dramatics, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that something of the person he had been was lifted away with the curtain call. One version of Sirius had entered the tent and a different one walked back out into the sun. It was, in a way, exactly what Walburga Black had hoped for; what an enjoyable irony to comfort himself with as he reluctantly left the stage behind.
In post-war England with society on the precipice of a major shift, Sirius Black reaches the tipping point within his own family. With nowhere else to go, he turns to a new friend and his family's traveling circus for an escape. Even with the fresh start he hoped for and an unexpected chance at love, eventually, Sirius must admit that one family can never be entirely left behind for another.
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Say What I Want by TH0M4S_X4ND3R
Fandoms: All Eyes On Nigel - Shoot From The Hip Sketch, Moist and Magical - Shoot From The Hip Sketch, The Creak In The Attic - Shoot From The Hip Sketch, The Enigma Of The High Visionary - Shoot From The Hip Sketch
09 Aug 2025
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- Part 12 of SFTH Circus AU
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"Everyone very welcome to the Circus of Peculiarities of the famous tropical paradise: Quesadilla Island! In this circus you will find all kinds of great creatures never seen anywhere else before, so please come into our circus and enjoy the show"
A world where hybrids and magical creatures are not well seen by humans, they are a minority, they are considered monsters.
But the people in charge of Quesadilla Island know how to take advantage of this situation.
Hi! English is not my first language, I do the best I can with the help of the translator, so, sorry for any mistakes!!!
They are the cubitos NOT THE STREAMERS!!
Based on Freak by Sub Urban feat. REI AMI.
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Wang Yibo walks the wire like it’s part of him—quiet, unshakable, and always alone. But when a new animal handler named Xiao Zhan joins the circus, things begin to change. Between spilled secrets and stormy nights, Yibo must decide if letting someone in is worth the risk of falling.
Hi, dear readers!
Chapters 1–22 can be read as a complete arc (Part 1).
I’m currently working on Part 2, and new chapters will be posted here as a continuation (one chapter every few days).
Thank you so much for reading!
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Era is set in the 1800’s during the American Civil war around the location of Maryland where enslavement was high. People grew tired of the government's unlawfulness, so riots broke out causing the government to change completely, except the government gave up their power after losing to their own people, quickly overturned and replaced. Slaves are not allowed freedom until they survive three years, usually most don’t make it. Later on countries combined into three in total, Maryland, Vorgile, and Sylveria. There are towns and groups during this apocalypse, camps and such that provide food, water, shelter, and even activities. There are daycares, small businesses and restaurants. Like all kinds of life, there is a stronger and weaker economy and population. The government was overthrown due to people growing tired of unlawful rule, bad people got their hands on the power and flipped the country as their power grew. Hiding and staying out of sight is your best friend. Some families live behind walls, underground bunkers, squat in torn down houses where people wouldn’t think to look, even the woods will danger seeking all around.
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Smitty has a dream. A dream to expose the mundane world to an era of wonders never seen before. Smitty and his childhood friend Matt work together tirelessly to build a world of entertainment - and a home for the weirdos, freaks, and unwanted.
Of course the two are going to need all the help they need.
Yes I read the Greatest Showman inspired Frouse fic by Liwido and it inspired me to make a circus AU. YOU SHOULD READ IT IF U HAVEN'T. No mine doesn’t follow the Greatest Showman storyline besides the Ringmaster’s dream to become something great.