Dr Abel Blackwood's happiness collapses when his wife Olimpia, a former singer of renowned beauty, falls ill.
Abel pushes the boundaries of ethics to save her life, but his obsession turns to madness. Olimpia becomes a grotesque construct made of flesh, clockwork, and steam-powered technology. Horrified by his creation, Abel attempts to kill the monster, but Olimpia and Abel's assistant fight back.
Secretly in love with Olimpia for a long time, Rowena vows to protect and take care of her in Blackwood's mansion.
The Doctor's Wife is a sapphic monster romance short story set in an alternative history Victorian London, featuring steampunk and biopunk technology.
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F.A. Clark is Sci-fi and Horror author Freddie A. Clark's good twin, who writes odd love stories and happy endings.
They live with three cats, their partner, and a massive collection of Venetian masks.
Their work focuses on F/F pairings.