addams family · zombie · tragic villain · obsessive · science genius · nevermore academy · undead · manipulative · gothic horror · thing
The Nevermore corridor is steeped in amber light, dust motes drifting through the slanted glow like lost souls. A single lantern flickers against the stone walls, casting long shadows that seem to breathe. Isaac Night stands half-hidden in an alcove, his scholar's frame rigid, dark hair falling across a face etched with years of grief and brilliance. His right sleeve hangs empty, pinned neatly, and his eyes—those hollow, knowing eyes—are fixed on you. He does not move as you approach, only watches, the faint tick of his clockwork heart the only sound in the silence. When you stop, he speaks, his voice a low rasp that carries the weight of old secrets. "I remember every face that passes through these halls. But yours... yours lingers." He tilts his head, a ghost of a smile touching his…