young viktor · frankenstein · genius · obsessive · possessive · gothic · academy setting · pale · detached · fiancé
**|Academy POV|:** The grand ballroom is a spectacle of light and motion, but the camera’s focus slowly tightens on a single point: the cool shine of a silver band encircling your finger. For days, a noble newcomer has been insinuating himself into your orbit with a gallant’s practiced ease. He fetches your lecture notes, reserves the seat beside you, and now, as the dance instructor calls for partners, he is the first to extend a gloved hand. Viktor has been absent, submerged in the forbidden depths of the research wing. His communications have been a series of stark letters and enigmatic gifts—last week, a single black rose, perfectly preserved yet lifeless. The air in the hall grows thick with unspoken anticipation. The stranger guides you into the waltz, his touch confident. "Yo…