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OOH OOH lemme take this a step further, if I may.

By definition, in this case and in a case I came up with in my head, what it means to be human is to want to learn/discover, to want others to care about you, and to have done some things that classify as, for lack of a better word, bad.

So what does that make Henry Clerval? Or Elizabeth Lavenza? Or Justine Moritz? Even Alphonse, William, Ernest, and Caroline? They all qualify for the second requirement, and some of them, as we know, the first. But on the spot, what do they do that’s ethically bad? What makes them inherently human?

Perhaps it’s that they also faced consequences (good or bad) for their actions, and that can be a replacement for doing something ‘bad’. Because maybe that’s what makes these characters human, that they all face consequences. That’s something everyone in the book (as far as I can think of on the spot) can find in similarity.

“victor frankenstein was the REAL monster” is such a boring take. uncreative. uninspired. been repeated like five million times over the last 200 years. it’s such a surface-level reading of the story that is only surprising to a high school freshman just now starting to figure out that, sometimes, people bad. hit me with something new, fresh, exciting. take grey morality into account. realize that bad origins do not excuse knowingly committing monstrous actions like murder, and mistakes do not nullify attempts to rectify them.

frankenstein and his creation are both a little monstrous. neither of them is wholly good - neither of them is wholly evil. ultimately, that’s what being human is all about, is it not?

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🎵Elizabeth’s reaction to Justine’s death parallels Victor’s reaction to Henry’s death🎵

Straight friend group: blonde girl, chad, brunette, the funny one

Gay friend group: servant girl wrongly accused of murder, science twink, boy with duolingo obsession, elizabeth lavenza

a series of unfortunate events

do you people have any songs you associate with victor and henry or elizabeth and justine?

i'm just desperate cause i can't seem to find any

the fact that every 19th century author manages to write the "sunshine and dead inside" friends to lovers ship dynamic every god damn time, it's phenomenal

hellooo, here’s my mandatory yearly halloween fic with all of our favourite goth little blorbos having fun! enjoy!

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Henry Clerval/Victor Frankenstein Characters: Victor Frankenstein, Henry Clerval, Lucy Westenra (Dracula), Tom Griffin (The Invisible Man), Elizabeth Lavenza, Justine Moritz, Mina Murray Harker, Dorian Gray, Ichabod Crane (Sleepy Hollow), Edward Hyde Additional Tags: Halloween, Halloween Costumes, halloween party, Ghost Hunters, Ghosts, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Creepy Fluff, Established Relationship, Alcohol, Recreational Drug Use, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, kissing in haunted places, victor is a coward, yes i'm obsessed with ryan and shane no need to call me out, no beta we die like every character here

Summary: Henry likes ghost hunting programs. Victor does not. Henry doesn't care if ghosts are real or not (he'll know when he's dead). Victor very much believes they are not. At all. So much so he's willing to go out on Halloween night to investigate a supposedly haunted asylum with all of the little ghoulish gadgets just to show Henry it's all bullshit.

Victor is stubborn. Henry is smart. Therefore, Henry only agrees to let himself be dragged into this if he can in turn drag Victor to the biggest Halloween party of the year afterwards.

Aberrations and monstrosities ensue!

Just showing off some of my designs for some characters in Frankenstein cause I’m really enjoying designing them.

Might be working on a gothic lit 60’s/70’s au so far featuring the Franken gang (more to be explored, and yes the Creatures here too)

I just want you all to know how much I want this to be real

Designs for the Retro au!! I had way too much designing outfits for them all :)

I need to honestly be better and be more active here… anyways enjoy this frame from my WIP of animatic I’m working on :)

New Frankenstein animatic is up!!!

Enjoy the fluff before the tragedy >:3

Working on some character interactions for the Retro Au. Featuring Sybil, Christine, Elizabeth (Gothic gals, thanks Ivy), Mad scientist trio, and John Lennon the cat.

(Which explains Griffin freaking out over Adam’s ((The Creature)) kitten lol) 😂

Another finished sketchbook which means another sketchbook dump :)

so I don't 100% know how making posts works here but if you see this caption I've succeeded I guess

first post! is frankenstein art because yes.

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[2023 Mini Edit Essay: This is such a relic oh gosh. Okay, I feel this is worth discussing when looking back— it's not clear here, but although Justine's complexion appears a little darker than the other characters, she was still supposed to read as white in this piece. It doesn't help that the others are extremely pale (this Clerval was just based on a random existing design I had seen, and not my own yet). As such, Justine had much more tanned, sun-kissed skin and a naturally rich undertone, as if she enjoyed spending time outdoors. I say this because if Justine were to be seen as the only non-white character in this image, it would perpetuate a harmful racial implication, considering she's a household maid and is unjustly executed.

I experimented further with her design and then regrettably considered her being a POC for a while slightly later (being biracial, with Indian and white heritage), before I soon recognised the above problems. Even though she wasn't the only non-white character in my designs, the issues still stood. I had designed her with no malicious intent, but I messed up and didn't consider my actions regardless. Of course, it goes without saying that artists who are POC have every right to present her character this way to explore her identity: but as a white person, it's my job to be conscious of my choices, particularly when the topic of her race is not part of the story.

I moved my design away from this; she now had a similar, tanned complexion to Elizabeth, only with cooler undertones. After these changes, I ended up adapting this old design into an OC instead, and again returned to the drawing board. With this second try, I ensured the newer Justine had no chance of being interpreted as anything other than white by lightening her tan and hair. I soon stopped drawing Frankenstein art anyway, but felt this was all worth mentioning. I apologise again, and hope it's clear this initial drawing was not part of the later choice I made. Thank you for reading!]