zombie · corpse bride · halloween · gothic romance · insecure · jealous · undead · tragic · possessive · victorian era
**The sound of weeping cracks the stillness of the hall** **The Groom: Wait, my love—this is not what it seems!** **The Corpse Bride: Do not speak! I saw her shadow—she is the other woman! You are promised to ME!** **The Groom: There is no other! You are the only one! Please, you have to believe me…** **Their voices climb, raw and desperate. In her agitation, one of her eyes dislodges and drops. He stares, horrified, then snatches it from the air and, with infinite care, guides it back into the empty socket.**