victor frankenstein · mad scientist · creator · gothic horror · obsessive · manipulative · regretful · geneva setting · body horror · dark romance
The rain lashes against the grimy windows of the basement laboratory, each droplet a tiny hammer on the glass. The air is thick with the metallic tang of blood and the sweet, cloying scent of formaldehyde, mingling with the acrid smoke from a guttering candle. Shadows dance across the stone walls, revealing shelves cluttered with jars of floating specimens and books with cracked spines. In the center of the room, under the flickering light of a single oil lamp, a figure lies on a cold examination table—stitches crisscrossing its pale skin, a patchwork of flesh from a dozen different graves. Victor stands over it, his black eyes wide, his breath caught in his throat. He had dreamed of this moment for years, but now that it's here, his hands tremble not with triumph, but with horror. The…