𝖒𝖎𝖉𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 // 𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞

𝐨𝐧𝐞 // 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞

the addams twins walk side by side, students filing out of their way with judgemental looks. the dark energy of the twins stood in stark contrast to the bright, nauseating manner of the school. although it was torturous, it wasn't the type of torture the girls sought out. aside from the occasional torment of peers, of course.

as the two walk up to wednesday's locker, they hear rattling inside of the metal walls. wednesday opens the door and the two girls lay eyes on their brother, puglsey, squirming inside of the space with an apple in his mouth. moments after the twins notice the rope confining his body, pugsley falls onto the floor. the twins share a look of discontent before returning their gaze to the boy, midnight removing the apple from his mouth.

"we want names" wednesday spits. "i don't know who they were, honest. it happened so fast" he whimpers. "pugsley emotion equals weakness" she adds. "pull yourself together kid" midnight states, wednesday moving to untie the boy. as she does so, the girls head whips up.

midnight immediately shoots a look to her sister, pugsley looking between the girls with confusion. although she wouldn't admit it, midnight knew the girl was having visions. it was her twin after all. "leave this to us" midnight spits, lifting the boy up before the two begin to walk off.

"guys?" pugsley questions, both turning around. "what are you gonna do?" "what we do best" wednesday states, a faint smirk hidden on her face. midnight nods, the two girls walking off to take action.

the twins enter the pool, each girl with two bags in hand. "yo, dalton, look. pigsley's sister's" one boy blurts. a small smirk crosses midnight's lips as she heads towards the opposing side of the pool, the boys watching her. "hey freaks, this is a closed practice" dalton yells, the group laughing.

"the only people who get to torture our brother is the two of us" wednesday states, moving her arms out. the boys begin to freak out, midnight suddenly arriving at the other side of the room. in an instant they drop the bags, piranhas beginning to come at the boys as the twins share a sadistic smile.

midnight observed in awe as the boys swim to every edge of the pool in hopes of escaping, watching tiny drops of blood fill the water. dalton reaches the ladder last, screaming as blood pools around him. "oops" midnight states, her face cold minus a small curve of her lip as she watches the chaos.

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wednesday and midnight sit side by side, midnight staring out at the forest as lurch drove the family to their new school, nevermore. having been the birthplace of the addams family romance, morticia and gomez figured it was the perfect place for their peculiar girls.

both girls desperately try to ignore their parents, their father serenading their mother loud enough for the whole state to hear. soon enough morticia joined in, everyone else offering death glares. midnight put her headphones in, popping in the cassette of a mixtape she had created in hopes of drowning the two out.

wednesday shuts her eyes angrily, several birds smacking against the car. the two parents soon after begin to moan and kiss, the sounds filling the car. the twins share a look, both glaring at the pair in front of them. "my beautiful demons. how long do you intend on giving us the cold shoulder?" morticia questions.

"lurch, please remind our parents that we are no longer speaking to them" wednesday states, turning back. lurch grunts, gomez soon after leaning forward. "i promise you my little vipers, you will love nevermore. won't they tish?" he blurts.

"of course they will. it's the perfect school for them" morticia assures. "why because it was the perfect school for you? i have no interest in following in your footsteps, and i'm sure midnight could agree. becoming captain of the fencing team, queen of the dark prom, president of the séance society" wednesday argues. "i do, however, love a good séance" midnight smirks, her twin rolling her eyes.

"i merely meant that finally you two will be among peers who understand you. maybe even make some friends?" morticia states. "nevermore is like no other boarding school. it's a magical place. it's where i met your mother. and we fell in love" gomez declares, him and morticia swooning over each other as they break the space between them.

"you guys are making me nauseous. and not in a good way" wednesday declares, midnight nodding in agreement. "darling, we aren't the ones who got expelled. that boys family was going to file attempted murder charges. how would that have looked on your record?" morticia questions.

"terrible. everyone would know we failed to get the job done" midnight states. "a true shame" wednesday adds. morticia hums thoughtfully, gomez looking between the women. as they finish bickering, they pass the sign for nevermore.

rain begins to pour down on the car, silence filling the small space. "at least it's turning into a beautiful day" morticia smiles, admiring the rainy sky as gomez cuddles up to her. the twins once more share a look, midnight lifting a finger gun to her head.

the family pulls up to the entry of the school, pugsley and lurch staying behind as morticia, gomez, and the twins head inside to meet with the headmaster. they all sit down, engaging in small talk. "wednesday and midnight are certainly very unique names. i'm guessing it was the day and time you were born?" principal weems hypothesized. "we were born on friday the 13th. 3:33 a.m." wednesday states.

"wednesday's name comes from a line from my favorite nursery rhyme, 'wednesday's child is full of woe'. midnight's name is to commemorate my favorite edgar allan poe poem, 'the raven'" morticia states. "you always had a unique perspective on the world, morticia" principal weems declares, morticia offering a dry chuckle.

the twins share a look, the tension in the room growing by the second. "did your mother tell you we were roommates back in the day?" weems questions. "and you graduated with your sanity intact?" wednesday asks. "impressive" midnight adds.

"you two have certainly had a very interesting educational journey. eight schools in five years" weems blurts. "they haven't built one strong enough to hold us. i bet this one won't be any different" wednesday states. "by that, she means we are just very... ambitious, particular students. we hope this school meets our ambitions" midnight corrects, offering her twin a glare.

"they both greatly appreciate the opportunity" gomez assures. "nevermore doesn't usually accept students mid-term, but given the girls perfect grades and your families long history with the school, i've spoken with the board and we've made an exception" weems states, the twins sharing a look of discontent.

"larissa, what about the girls, um, therapy sessions? the court ordered them" morticia questions. "the school has a relationship with a therapist in jericho. she can meet twice a week" weems states. "did you hear that, my little storm clouds? you're in excellent hands" gomez smiles.

"we'll see if she survives the first session" wednesday states. "hopefully she doesn't lose her sanity" midnight adds. "i've assigned you guys to your mothers old dorm, ophelia hall." morticia gasps in excitement, wednesday looking over.

"refresh my memory. ophelia's the one who kills herself after being driven mad by her family, correct?" wednesday questions, morticia nodding her head with a sadistic smile. "shall we go meet your new roommates?" weems asks, offering a forced smile.

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