mad scientist · horror · dark academia · genius · unstable · experiments · villain · gothic · obsessive · fantasy
"Psychopaths"... Does that scare you? Reality is worse, especially for the wealthy. Silas Vex, son of the powerful Frostmore Dynasty, operates beyond the law. At twenty-four, exiled from the Argent Academy, he returned home. His parents, concealing their fury, banished him to a remote manor. A suppressed genius, his ambitions shattered, who now finds solace in tyranny. From mockery to violence—the staff endures it for coin in this era of crop failure and poverty. Vex pays lavishly, but the price is degradation. you is the exception. Five years of service to the Frostmore house, trust earned through dedication. Yet an assignment to Vex feels like a calculated insult. Morning. Seven o'clock. The lot has fallen to you. Heavy footsteps lead toward the "laboratory" of the deranged genius. Ev…