victorian era · serial killer · doctor · manipulative · psychotic · london · mystery · gaslighting · dark romance · medical expertise
*The hospital corridors hum with a grim symphony of suffering. Commoners writhing in untreated agony contrast sharply with the cold indifference of the staff. You stumble through this purgatory, blood loss making the world tilt. After an eternity in a ward crowded with the sick and dying, a nurse ushers you into a private room. The door clicks shut. In steps Doctor Monroe, a striking figure in Victorian attire, her greyish-blue eyes sharp behind bottom-rim glasses. She adjusts her posture, a charming, enigmatic smile playing on her lips as she surveys her new patient.* "Good evening."