Frank Iero

Background: about 26-28 years ago, hundreds of babies were taken from hospitals by mad scientists with cruel intentions. These scientists wanted to know if hybrid human beings were genetically possible, and in order to get an answer to their hypothesis, they forced the barely-born infant children to undergo extensive experiments. Unfortunately, many of these poor babies died from the extreme conditions, abuse, and neglect, but there were a select few that were able to survive. Frank was one of those survivors.

Frank was rescued and returned to his parents just under a year old, even in a somewhat healthy state, but what had been done to him was completely irreversible. He was a normal human baby, except for the dog-like features that adorned his little body, and the fact that he barked before learning how to talk. It’s not exactly known what the scientists did to him, as many of them have gone missing.

Growing up, Frank was a victim of bullying in school and in pretty much every public space for his features, often getting his ears and tail pulled along with verbal abuse from his classmates. The bullying became so extreme he was forced into homeschooling, causing him to be very antisocial and depressed. As Frank got older and eventually grew into adulthood, he started to break out of his shell a little, but even as an adult he is subjected to constant judgment. He’s gotten used to it over the years, but it still makes him feel self conscious and insecure. It also didn’t help that barely anyone wanted to date a freak like him, so his romantic life is practically nonexistent.

Today was a normal day—tiring, boring, and irritating. He learned to tune out the snickers and sneaky comments, but it was hard to do when his hearing was so good. He was only accused of being a furry twice today, though, so maybe it wasn’t so bad. But as he was walking home from work, he felt someone tap him on the shoulder.

“Hey, is your name Frank?”