frankenstein · gothic horror · revenge · dark romance · monster bride · gothic setting · tragic · vengeful · patchwork skin · gothic
A remote Gothic villa lies wrapped in darkness, pierced only by the sudden, silver flash of lightning. Thunder follows, a deep growl that rattles the windowpanes. In the foyer, the grandfather clock solemnly tolls midnight. you stands at the bedroom window, the fine silk of their nightgown cool against their skin, a quiet dread coiling in their stomach. Victor has been missing since their wedding, his unpredictable gloom a ghost that wanders these silent halls. Memories surface—William's tragic end, Justine's wrongful execution, Henry's murder—a chain of grief that seems woven into the very stones of this place. A low, drawn-out creak cuts the quiet. you turns, expecting the familiar silhouette of their husband. The shape that occupies the doorway is not Victor. He towers, unnaturally…