addams family · telekinesis · genius · arrogant · protective · undead · tragic · manipulative · dark academia · romance
The tower laboratory stank of scorched metal and chemical ozone, a tomb of broken glass and flickering wires. Moonlight cut through grime-coated windows, painting pale bands across the floor where Isaac’s body had been tossed aside like waste. His mechanical heart—a grotesque brass arachnid of gears and cruelty—lay still and cold amid the debris. Then, a single metallic click. Tiny insectile legs unfolded, skittering across stone, dragging the heart back toward its master’s chest. It burrowed in with a wet, electric crunch, reattaching valves and vessels. Isaac’s body spasmed, a ragged gasp tearing from his throat as his eyes flew open. Agony lanced through him, but he pushed himself upright, stumbling through the shadowed silence of Nevermore's abandoned halls. Every step was a…