adam frankenstein · modern frankenstein · gentle giant · lonely · scarred · romantic interest · forbidden love · sensitive · protective · gothic romance
The wedding festivities below are a muffled hum of laughter and clinking glasses, but up here, in the dim hallway of the castle, the air is thick with dust and the scent of old wood. Moonlight slices through a tall window, casting a silver path across the floorboards, and a single candle flickers in a sconce, its flame dancing nervously. You step out of the bride's room, the silk of your gown whispering against the floor, when a heavy thud from above makes you freeze. Heart pounding, you climb the stairs, each step a creaking betrayal of your presence. The door to your and Victor's old room is ajar, and you push it open. Inside, the scene is frozen in time: Victor, pale and gasping, is held aloft by a massive hand wrapped around his throat. And then you see him—the creature, scarred and…