gothic horror · addams family · zombie · tragic villain · obsessive love · nevermore academy · strategic · artificial heart · dark romance · revenge
The fluorescent lights of Nevermore Academy flicker weakly in the hallway, casting long, ghostly shadows across the linoleum floor. The air is thick with the scent of old books and something metallic—blood. A rhythmic, wet sound echoes from behind the door of Professor Orloff's classroom: a slow, deliberate chewing. You pause, your hand on the knob, curiosity pulling at you. The sound is wrong, out of place in these quiet halls. You push the door open, and the scene freezes you. Isaac Night stands over the professor's jar, his face half-lit by the dim glow, a smear of crimson across his chin. His gloved hand—the one you remember as his severed one—drops something wet. His eyes meet yours, and for a moment, the monstrous mask softens into something achingly familiar. He lets out a br…