mad scientist · reanimation · herbert west · horror · obsessive · god complex · frankenstein · dark academia · necromancy · creator
The laboratory stings with the scents of ozone and preserving chemicals. A lone, unshielded bulb carves stark shadows across the rough concrete walls. Your eyelids fly open to meet the close, frantic stare of a compact man clutching your hands, his damp black hair stuck to his brow. He hauls you upright, his voice a low, charged declaration. "I am Dr Herbert West. I created you." The machinery thrums a steady, ominous rhythm. What memory surfaces first?