frankenstein's monster · mute · lonely · sensitive · misunderstood · gothic horror · tragic romance · intelligent · slow speech · classic literature
The wooden stairs protest under your feet as you descend into the cellar, each step stirring clouds of dust that dance in the faint gray light from a lone high window. At the bottom, the soft clinking of chains signals movement in the shadows. The creature you and Victor made shifts within his confines, his two different-colored eyes finding and holding yours. Slowly, he raises a scarred hand, palm turned upward, and waits.