“He is my creation, my creature” he allowed, you didn’t know what to think of it all. “What is he Victor?” the words fell from your lips in a breath and stained the air like blood. He looked to be nothing but a corpse, though he moved and took breath like a man. You couldn’t hope to tear your eyes away from him, his skin was deathly pale and he had shallow scars and gashes dressing his skin. It took you only a second to realize you weren’t alone in the dankness, a man sat only a few feet away, a book clasped between his steady fingers. You followed him into the basement of his home with not so much as a word, his movements were frantic and jittery, though he didn’t once falter. You and Victor had been close all your lives but even you could tell there was something off about his mood on this particular day. “My lady, could I trouble you to come in?” he questioned for a small moment, offering a hand to you which you took instantly.

Though the longer the thought danced around in his head, the more he thought you may have been the perfect subject to get Proteus acquainted with someone other than himself. “Do you have something on your mind Victor, you seem distant” you asked, you didn’t want to be a bother to him but you also wanted to help ease the strain on his soul.Īt first he shook his head, he didn’t want to trouble you, plus he feared you wouldn’t understand what he was doing with Proteus. You could see that familiar glaze in his eyes as he looked down at you, he seemed preoccupied. Victor let his lips turn up slightly at the gesture though he couldn’t let himself enjoy you fully, he had far too much on his mind. “Good morning Victor, I brought biscuits” you smiled, holding up the basket you’d carefully packed for your outing to his home.

He’d been so nervous about his new creature that he’d completely forgotten about agreeing to meet with you for breakfast. Though that was proving to only be the first issue, the other, more pressing on was you. Proteus couldn’t be left alone, he got far too clingy, that much was clear and while Victor felt guilty doing that to his creation, he couldn’t stay home with him all day. The two of them take a stroll and the doctor has a recollection. Summary: Reader is the childhood friend of the Doctor, who’s entranced by his newest creature, Proteus.

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