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1. open his head, baby by fruityclowns

   Fandoms: Re-Animator (Movies - Combs)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   17 Nov 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Daniel Cain/Herbert West
   • Daniel Cain & Herbert West
   • past Daniel Cain/Megan Halsey
   • Daniel Cain/Francesca Danelli
   • Daniel Cain
   • Herbert West
   • Megan Halsey (mentioned)
   • Francesca Danelli
   • Original Character(s) - Character
   • Post-Movie: Bride of Re-Animator (1989)
   • Slow Burn
   • Blood and Gore
   • beyond never happened
   • POV Daniel Cain
   • Unethical Experimentation
   • the usual re-ani stuff
   • Profanity
   • Slice of Life
   • if the life consisted of blasphemy guts and mental illness
   • no beta we die like rufus
   • herbert is a weirdo
   • dan is a weirdo in denial and also a little bitch about it
   • Miscommunication
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • POV Multiple
   • Manipulation
   • Hurt/Comfort

   Summary

   After weeks of stranger-than-usual behavior, Herbert's passion for experimenting on dead bodies disappears. Dan knows that something is terribly wrong.

   (tags are subject to change as the story progresses, pls re-check them once in a while!!)

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   English

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