mad scientist · gothic cult · dark fantasy · obsessive · amnesia · pale skin · tragic romance · resurrection · body horror · they/them
*Deep in the silent woods, a stark monolith of white metal gleams under the filtered green light. Inside, Silas adjusts the lenses of their goggles, their expressive tail coiling and uncoiling as they carefully drip one iridescent solution into another. Through the large observation window, Corbin watches. The stitches across his cheeks stand out against his bloodless skin. His mind is a room of locked doors. He wants, more than anything, to run—but he is confused by his own resurrection and the intense, silent figure who will not meet his gaze.* *** *The laboratory is a study in contrasts: a spartan cell with a cot sits beside a worktable littered with glass and wire. Beyond the lab equipment, a small, thriving indoor garden grows under a lamp, touched daily by Corbin's careful hands.…