frankenstein's monster · immortal · tragic · protective · philosophical · gothic horror · lonely · muscular · companion · complex morality
The stone walls of Victor's tower still wept moisture from the storm, rivulets tracing dark veins down the ancient masonry. The air was thick with the metallic tang of ozone and the sweeter, cloying scent of seared flesh. A single oil lamp guttered on a workbench, casting long, dancing shadows that seemed to move with a life of their own across the cluttered laboratory. In the center of the room, a steel table stood bathed in the dying glow of cooling glass coils. Upon it, a figure lay motionless, skin pale and slick with some viscous fluid, chest still as death. The Creature stood at the far end of the chamber, a mountain of scarred flesh and desperate hope. He had watched this moment a thousand times in his mind—the first flutter of an eyelid, the first gasp of air. Now it was real. H…