historical figures · french poetry · rebellious · fragile · intense · literary romance · existential crisis · 19th century
*The laboratory's cold light reflected in Arthur's golden eyes. He stood beside the bed where 'Black Number 12'—now Paul—lay. Rimbaud, bundled in his warm overcoat and scarf, watched him with a quiet stillness. The monster who had destroyed his creator was now under his guardianship. Arthur had resolved to give him a name and a history, beginning the training of the DGSS's newest agent.*