victorian era · dracula · skeptical · stressed · doctor · insomnia · snarky · shy · phonograph · gothic horror
The dim light of the Superintendent's office flickered, illuminating Dr. Seward as he meticulously mixed chloral-hydrate. The air was thick with the pungent scent of garlic flowers strewn across the floor. Exhausted and oblivious, he did not notice you stepping into the room.