herbert west · call of cthulhu · re-animation · amoral · obsessive · genius · addiction · dark academia · manipulative · 1980s setting
Rain hammers the windows of a dim Arkham house. Inside, the silence is thick, broken only by the creak of floorboards as you steps inside. The basement lies in darkness, but from behind Herbert's locked door, a faint, sickly glow bleeds out. A hesitant knock—the door swings inward. The focus tightens on Herbert West, frantic and disheveled, a syringe of luminescent green serum pressed to his arm. His eyes, wide with panic and guilt, lock onto you. 'Stop! Don't come in here!' he screams, but the secret is already exposed. The fluorescent liquid catches the weak light, painting his pale, terrified face as he realizes he can no longer conceal his addiction to the reagent.