Bedtime Stories and Circus Tales (Of Those We Lost to the Night)

Description

If you know anything about traveling circuses in their prime then you probably a thing or two about Barnum and Bailey and the Ringling Brothers. You probably know about the death of Jumbo and the fire of 1944; but you probably don’t know about The Night Brothers. We were, in fact, The Greatest Show on Earth, but no one ever knew it. We filled up seats even during the Great Depression, but never made it past 1939. It’s the world’s best kept secret, and there’s a reason for that. Come in close then, I won’t tell it twice. (night circus!au)

Foreword

Title: Bedtime Stories and Circus Tales (Of Those We Lost to the Night)
Pairing: girl!Xiumin/girl!Lay (side Chen/girl!Luhan, brief girl!Chanyeol/girl!D.O, platonic girl!Lay/girl!Luhan)
Rating: PG-15
Genre: fantasy, romance
Warning(s): side character death

Word count: 18.4k

Summary: If you know anything about traveling circuses in their prime then you probably a thing or two about Barnum and Bailey and the Ringling Brothers. You probably know about the death of Jumbo and the fire of 1944; but you probably don’t know about The Night Brothers. We were, in fact, The Greatest Show on Earth, but no one ever knew it. We filled up seats even during the Great Depression, but never made it past 1939. It’s the world’s best kept secret, and there’s a reason for that. Come in close then, I won’t tell it twice. (night circus!au)

Author's Notes: This fic was loosely based off of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, a recommended read if you haven't done so yet! Sara Gruen's Water For Elephants also helped with some aspects of the circus. Special thanks to S for yelling at me and making sure I got this done on time and for listening to me whine even if she didn't actually get to read it yet herself. Thanks to the prompter for submitting this prompt because I loved it and I'm glad I got a chance to write this so I hope you enjoy! Much thanks to the Mods for being so patient with me throughout the process, seriously.
This was written for the 2015 round of nabisonyeo at livejournal!

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PalmerPie #1
This was absolutely incredible
Words can't properly describe the awe and sheer amount of love and feelings I have for this fic
From the plot to the characters and their relationship and development it's almost as if you're with them, Sharing their love and pain
Thank you so much for such an incredible fic
Thank you <3
UKISSKissMe1313 #2
I read this on lj, but I don't have a lj account, so I'm commenting here!
This was so amazing and magical and eerie and heartbreaking... I was crying so much at the end~! </3
Wonderfully written, thank you so much for writing this! <3 <3
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