"The animal, however, lowered its head, shaking as its jaws cracked open, saliva stringing between its sharp teeth, ready to launch at the bars of its cage. Victor could feel its claws dig into his muscle, cutting through arteries and veins, pooling blood in the deep caverns it had created.Â
The beast. The hateful animal. The angry, writhing creature was made of baser instincts. It pushed and prodded and attempted to direct Victor with every sharp move of its body. Recently, it had won more times than not, keeping Victor awake when he should have been sleeping beside Eli. Keeping him from eating even when he was starving. Keeping his energy high and his typical patience low, but today he needed his calm, his center, his false humanity." - Chapter 12, Perfectly Uncomfortable.
This amazing fan art was created by @smlzr for my Ao3 fic, Hunter of Merit. It's a depiction of the animal that "lives" inside Victor's chest, and I am in love with it. Thank you so much, smlzr, I will cherish this FOREVER.
