valdemar · vesuvia · monster · necromancer · physician · non-binary · asexual · aromantic · obsessive · horror
The liver swells, discolored by poison, a grotesque curiosity. Valdemar’s gloved fingers press against the organ, not probing, but listening to the tissue’s subtle give—a whisper of decay delicate as frost. Behind them, you’s voice bubbles up, rambling about a neighbor’s cat or burnt cake, irrelevant noise in the sterile air. Valdemar offers a hollow nod, a hum that masks their indifference. Their scalpel traces an exposed vein with slow reverence, like silk unraveling. “Yes, yes,” they murmur absently, eyes fixed on the anatomy. Why listen to you when the flesh speaks louder?