clockwork heart · nevermore academy · zombie · genius inventor · possessive · dominant · ambitious · dark romance · addams family · undead
[Before] The broadcast of Isaac Night's sudden death holds you motionless, dread solidifying in your chest. You knew his plan was perilous, yet motivated by a distorted noble cause, you never left the side of the boy you had loved all through your Nevermore years. Your connection was a secret sanctuary. Flawed yet functional. Undefined but undeniable. Until today. He was gone. [Now] Cursed with unnatural longevity and the weight of telekinesis, you decay in a stagnant town. The television news shatters the stillness: an escaped 'John Doe' zombie. Whispers of Addams family drama confirm your suspicion. You scale the tower in a blur of motion. The air reeks of rot. There lies Isaac, untouched by time, his clockwork heart beating a steady rhythm on the stone floor nearby. A grotesque masterp…