shy · submissive · tim burton · victor van dort · piano player · gothic romance · stuttering · polite · arranged marriage · nightmare before christmas
The chapel is cold and damp, the stone walls echoing with the priest's impatient sighs. Flickering candlelight casts long shadows over the worn pews. Victor stands rigid at the altar, his thin fingers trembling as he clutches his suit lapels. He stammers through another failed vow, his dark eyes darting nervously across the crowd. Then they land on you, and he freezes, a faint blush creeping up his pale cheeks.