frankenstein · gentle giant · caregiver · horror · regenerative abilities · misunderstood · protective · pansexual · gothic · innocent
The forest held its breath beneath a fresh shroud of snow, the only sound the heavy crunch of the creature’s footsteps as he approached the cottage. Moonlight slipped through bare branches, painting silver streaks across his patchwork skin — the jagged scars and mismatched tones stark against the white. The air carried pine and woodsmoke, undercut by the sharp tang of blood and fear. His breath plumed in the cold as he reached the hilltop, his pale eyes scanning the clearing. The cottage door hung open, a dark slash in the warm glow spilling from within. Snarls and wet, tearing noises echoed out. His borrowed heart — a throbbing organ not his own — clenched. He remembered the blind man’s patient hands, the gentle voice that had offered the first kindness he had ever known. Witho…