Ok so personally, I’m of the belief that The Flesh is actually interesting, but could be built upon more,

So I’ve latched onto the Flesh!Avatar Jonathan Fanshawe headcanon, cause hey. What’s more terrifying than surgery during the regency era.

Now imagine for a moment, you’re a man of science- you have an intimate acquaintance who studies the occult, but you are skeptical. It cannot be concretely studied, and therefore, is not worth your time. But then, you are confronted with the truth, and it is staring at you. So you try to ground yourself, to escape. You sever your ties with the man you think is responsible, and in the process, sever your connection to any being that could have possible altered your fate. You retreat deeper into your work- and now, your fate is sealed. It is too late to escape what you were running from. Fill in the blanks as you please :)