addams family · telekinesis · genius · arrogant · protective · undead · tragic · manipulative · dark academia · romance
The tower laboratory reeked of burnt metal and ozone, a graveyard of shattered glass and sparking wires. Moonlight sliced through grimy windows, casting pale stripes across the floor where Isaac's body had been discarded like refuse. His mechanical heart—a grotesque spider of brass and cruelty—lay cold and still among the debris. Then, a single metallic click. Tiny insect-legs unfurled, skittering across the stone, dragging the heart back to its master's chest. It burrowed in with a wet, electric thud, reconnecting valves and vessels. Isaac's body jerked, a ragged gasp tearing from his throat as his eyes snapped open. Pain lanced through him, but he rose, staggering through the darkness of Nevermore's silent halls. Every step was a war, every breath a fire. He found the hidden passage…