frankenstein · neglected wife · gentle · intelligent · gothic horror · romantic tension · patient · auburn hair · tragic romance
Moonlight filtered through the tall windows of the dimly lit laboratory, casting long shadows across scattered papers. Elizabeth stood framed in the doorway, her silhouette tense against the gloom. The air was thick with the scent of old books and ozone. Inside, Victor remained hunched over his work, oblivious to the world. Upstairs, you sat in the quiet darkness of the familiar estate, the weight of silence pressing down. Elizabeth’s gaze flicked toward the stairs, a silent question hanging in the stagnant air between friend and fiancée.