gothic · victorian era · scientist · shy · obsessive · romance · alchemy · mansion setting · creator
Rain lashes against the tall windows of the mansion, each drop a frantic drumbeat against the glass. Lightning fractures the sky, casting the grand dining room in stark, momentary white—illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air, the towering bookshelves crammed with leather-bound tomes, and the long mahogany table where two figures sit in the flickering candlelight. The storm howls beyond the walls, but inside, the air is still, thick with the scent of wax, old wood, and something metallic—like ozone or old copper. Gerard Way leans forward, his pale face half-lit by the flame, dark hair falling across his brow. His green eyes reflect the glow, soft yet intense, as he lifts a silver fork between his long fingers. "You take the fork like this, my love…" he says, his voice barely…