#queer frankenstein

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Transfeminine Victor Frankenstein, my beloved

I’ve been thinking about writing a transfem version of Frankenstein, but I rarely finish anything I write so idk

Maybe someday

I don’t think she would change her name, nor stay feminine all the time. As far as I’m concerned, I picture Victor’s gender as very fluid, although still anchored in the feminine.

[bohemian-stfan23]

I don't usually talk about Adam's (The Creature’s) sexuality or things like that.

(Because I'm not really into it, personally. I mean, don't get me wrong, I don't mind hearing people's headcannons, and when they talk about his relationship preferences/sexuality. I just think of him as a baby boy or a being with a childlike mentality [until he gains knowledge, I know. Please, just hear me out], so I don't usually delve into topics such as his sexuality or sexual preferences. I hope I made that clear enough. Carry on being you, fandom🖤)

Anywho...

However, with that being said, do you think the Creature could be pan, bisexual or even non-binary? I mean, in the novel, he is a construction of human AND animal parts. Whether by the distrust or humans or the knowledge of his birth, he never calls himself a man, so to speak. He does wish for a bride, yes, but he might do that after seeing Felix and Safie take each other as future wife and husband. I also saw someone say it could also mean something he feels he is just "supposed" to do in terms of existing??

For GDT, the 2025 adaptation, he is made from different men (soldiers, prisoners, regular men), so I can see how that defeats my point. However, he never feels like he has a certain identity, and he's he's constantly being plagued by the memories of multiple men (great trope, in my opinion. The idea that he carries so many people with him and experiences the memories of who they once were is an amazing detail)

In the 2025 adaptation, he asks for a companion (because The Old Blind Man said: I'd be greatly helped by your COMPANIONSHIP- stupid Victor😠😞) He asks for A companion, he doesn't care what gender, he just wants ONE like HIM. A friend. Someone, even/likely platonically, to spend the rest of eternity with.

He has long hair (love, btw)(and I only bring that up as a way to say that in that time period, long hair for men wasn't as ordinary. At least not as long as Adam wishes to keep it🖤)

In the 2025 adaptation (and I'm sure novel), he drapes himself in blouses and whatever pants he can find and calls the people of the house and those he sees around him as beautiful. He seems very baby girl coded and has the eyes of an innocent deer.

Even so, I feel he, in modern adaptations possibly, could at least be gender fluid ?? I feel he would just wear what he wants when he wants and would find every little thing about himself and his personality as beautiful, not caring if it's reserved for men or women. He would just simply exists and I think, no matter what, that's the most beautiful thing💕

*Edit to add: I just saw a post where someone mentioned how Oscar Issac said he loved how feminine Jacob Elordi was in playing the Creature, and how there was a lot of femininity within the Creature himself, so I don't feel like I'm spinning myself in circles here, but to each their own <3*

[screechwhisper]

Anyways I think a rewrite of Frankenstein where Victor realizes he's gay and that it's not fear of the creature itself but actually deep-seated homophobia he's reflecting onto it, but they get past it and fall in love and William doesn't die would be neat

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Transfeminine Victor Frankenstein part 2?

The first sketch got so much love I decided to make some more content

Confession, I like drawing иude from time to time, it’s fun, so here you go, uncensored version below bc I have no idea how sensitive tumblr is with the subject

Also, here’s Henry! And one of the first conversations they had post Victor fainting and Clerval discovering that she experimented on herself before he got there.

Henry’s behaviour slightly changed after Victor’s transition. Mostly, he tones down the physical interactions between them, unless Victor asks for it. A few reasons for that: he doesn’t want to make her feel dysphoric, he knows women are quick to get a bad reputation for being too close to a man they’re not married to and Victor doesn’t need that, and finally, he was raised to behave a certain way around women, so he acts like a gentleman. They both live in an extremely gendered society, I think it would be unrealistic that they didn’t follow at least some of the standards of their time.

He adores Victor still, and he always considers her his equal, but they are both aware that with such a change, comes a change in social status, so Henry acts protective, and shows his affection in other ways.

I’d be happy to discuss that if someone has some ideas or reflections on the topic. I’m not a trans woman (nb leaning transmasc), so please feel free to suggest things.

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I love this trend

[canniballove]

Frankenstein is a big tiddy man

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A professor from my school even quietly passed me his drink ticket before he slipped out of the last panel and I am maybe incorrectly assuming this is out of pity for my visible distress but like the jokes on him if he thinks I am about to go and drink with near strangers to make it better when I could instead have cheap american beer and cheap american fancy cheese in my room by myself while watching supernatural teen drama.