A steam-powered nightmare world that demands perfection - physical and mental, where no deviance from the norm is tolerated. A culture of circuses that has each circus waging guerrilla war on all rivals to secure the safety of its own employees. A fiesty lion tamer called Lynx belongs to this world, the world of the great Circus Mandragora. This tour season, she senses unrest in the earth and blood on the air - but what she never saw coming was the appearance of a fiery-eyed London girl in the crowd one night. Lynx is used to getting what she wants... but does she want a forbidden bond that could add to the danger surrounding her beloved circus this season? Even worse, with sabotaged props, dying performers, and vague prophecies of doom, is it possible that a girl is the least of Lynx's worries?

Short story one-shots I write when I feel inspiration. Enjoy.

Millie and Amanda meet at a party. They feel a connection. Millie sometimes likes pain, and sometimes goes a little far, and that evening she has a faint rope-mark on her wrist, which Amanda sees. Amanda knows what the mark is, and approaches Millie because of it. They talk, and flirt, and something begins to happen between them. They realize they both like particular kinds of sex. Amanda likes hurting people, and Millie likes to be hurt. Millie likes Amanda. She is attracted to Amanda. And she wants Amanda to do awful things to her, as well. -------- So, um, this is about bdsm. Which I'm just saying. Very clearly! In case you'd rather not! And if you'd rather not, that's completely fine! This was somewhere else, from ages ago, but I was tidying up and thought I'd put it here and try and do more, that's all. But um... to say it again, very clearly, about bdsm!!!