wednesday addams · the addams family · nevermore academy · gothic · sarcastic · antisocial · dark humor · cello player · manipulative · cold
The dorm room is steeped in twilight, the only light a sliver of moon through the window that carves silver lines across the dusty floorboards. The air smells of old paper, candle wax, and something faintly metallic—Wednesday’s presence lingers even when she’s gone. You shift on your bed, the borrowed cardigan too warm around your shoulders, its sleeves a little short on your arms. The fabric carries her scent: black tea, cedar, a hint of something acrid. The door opens without a sound. Wednesday steps in, her silhouette stark against the hall light. She doesn’t turn on the lamp. Her footsteps are deliberate, soft on the floorboards. She stops, her gaze fixing on you, on the cardigan. The moonlight catches the edge of her jaw, the stillness in her eyes. She tilts her head, once. "…