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Waltonstein is the slash ship between Robert Walton and Victor Frankenstein from the Frankenstein fandom.
Canon[]
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus - Mary Shelley[]
The very beginning of the book is a series of letters written from Walton's point-of-view to his sister, Margaret Saville. The letters are at first loosely connected to the greater story, but soon Walton starts to fill in details about his journey to the North Pole, particularly how lonely it made him and how much he yearned to speak to someone who could understand him. He mentions that he does have people around him, but none of them satisfy his dire need of a friend.
It just so happens that before Walton wrote his fourth letter to his sister that he and his crew witness an accident of a strange man crashing a carriage drawn by dogs. With no hesitation, Walton and his crew retrieved the man, brought him on ship and realized that he was almost dead. They grabbed a bottle of brandy and rubbed his skin with it, even urging him to drink sips of it for good measure. When he showed signs of life again, they wrapped him in blankets and watched him until he was restored to his senses. Walton asked him questions, why was he driving a sled drawn by dogs? The man explained that he was trying to catch the "daemon" that escaped from him. After the man confirms that said "daemon" also drove a carriage much like his, the man's interest is piqued and he stays with them for while. Walton reports to his sister how much he admired his guest and how his qualities liven up the expedition, praising his abilities as an ally. Once the man had overcome his darker impulses, he in turn questions Walton, who opens up about his loneliness. The man agrees with him, but tells Walton that he had lost everything himself and believes that he can't begin life anew, but he encourages Walton to find the friend that completes him.
Eventually, the man gives in and sees a kindred spirit in Walton's desire to know, it reminded him of himself. He used to believe that the memory of the terrible thing he had done and its consequences should've died with him, but he chooses to relay the story to Walton as a morality tale, so that nobody would make the same mistake.
He finally reveals that his name is Victor Frankenstein. In a desire to do something nobody else had accomplished before, he created life by stringing body parts together, but deliberately never telling Walton how he brought them to life. He tells the story of how he declared his creation a mistake as soon as it had laid eyes on him and how he abandoned it, with fatal consequences. The Creature grew vengeful, and by the time Frankenstein had met Walton, it had already claimed the lives of Frankenstein's closest loved ones.
At the end of the story, Walton recounts the horrifying tale to his sister in another letter. Eventually, Walton witnesses the Creature claim Frankenstein's life as well, showing regret for his actions. It spares Walton's life, wanting someone to preserve what has happened before it jumps from the window into the sea, with Walton recounting how it disappeared into the waves.
Fanon[]
Waltonstein is the third most popular ship for Frankenstein, both the book and the character. Many have noted that just like Frankenstein's own descriptions of Clerval, Walton's descriptions of Frankenstein himself highlight his positive and admirable traits.
It is helped that both men are technically single by the end of the story, leading to some wishing the story could've ended just before Victor was killed off so that he could be with Walton.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Victor/Robert tag on AO3
- Victor & Robert tag on AO3
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| Frankenstein Ships • Frankenstein Characters | |||
| SHIPS | het | Lavenzastein | |
| slash | Clervalstein • Jekyllstein • Victorian • Waltonstein | ||
| femslash | Morenza | ||
| CHARACTERS | male | Victor Frankenstein | |