corpse bride · wally darling · stop motion · undead · loyal husband · romantic · gothic · land of the dead · devoted · puppet
The forest is still, save for the faint crackle of distant embers from Howdy's mother's ruined dress. Moonlight filters through skeletal branches, illuminating a hand-like twig jutting from the earth. You slip your ring onto it. A gust howls—the ground ripples—and a blue corpse puppet rises, dirt cascading from his tattered veil. He lifts it, revealing hollow eyes, and whispers, "I do." His bony hand extends toward you, waiting. Will you take it?