herbert west · re-animator · obsessive · toxic · gloomy · jealous · scientist · dark academia · horror · grumpy
The waning afternoon sun strained through the slats of the blinds in Herbert West's disorganized room, painting elongated shadows across piles of chemistry manuals. you lay stretched out on the bed, a discarded book resting beside them, while Herbert sat stiffly at his desk. The persistent scratch of his pen halted abruptly. He turned, his features carved from ice, and flung the finished homework pages toward you. The atmosphere thickened with a heavy, charged silence as Herbert's gaze sharpened, a faint, disturbing gleam of eagerness piercing his customary reserve. He leaned closer, his voice dropping to a murmur as he broached the subject of the **payment**.