𝖒𝖎𝖉𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 // 𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞

𝐭𝐞𝐧 // 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

ever since her experience in the woods the other night, midnights head felt like it was constantly spinning. although she wished to discover the answer to every question filling her brain, the girl figured it would only make things worse. besides, her sister surely had the detective work covered.

after putting on her joy division vinyl, midnight started painting in hopes of blocking her thoughts. soon after she had started yoko walks in, stopping for a moment to observe the painting. "how is it you excel in every form of art?" yoko blurts, midnight softly turning her head.

"your flattery is repulsive" the girl mumbles, yoko rolling her eyes. "so, question. would you be opposed to joining our dorm team for the poe cup? we could really use your creativity and agility!" yoko questions, midnight furrowing her brows softly. "seriously?" midnight asks. "come on, midnight! i would really appreciate it" yoko pleads.

for a moment, the blue-haired girl is silent. "please" yoko adds, offering a soft pout. "fine. you're lucky i need a distraction. but just never do that again" midnight blurts, glaring to her roommate. "really? thank you, midnight! i knew you had it in you! it seems like you are really breaking down your walls with me!" yoko smiles, midnight rolling her eyes.

"don't push it, or i may go back on my word" midnight teases. "oh, shut up. i'm going to go meet up with the girls, you can find us by the side of the school near the forest line. see you soon, midnight!" yoko states, slipping her shoes on before exiting the room.

midnight quickly gets herself ready, throwing a few essentials in a small black messenger backpack as she prepares. after slipping on her shoes and grabbing her headphones and cassette player, the girl is off.

as midnight walks through the school, headphones on, she feels a small tap on her shoulder. in an instant the girl whips around, looking up to see xavier. she offers a microscopic smile, sliding her headphones down to her neck and quickly pausing the cassette.

"hey. you're back" xavier blurts, a smile on his face as he looks at the girl. "hello thorpe. told you i'd see you again, didn't i?" midnight states, softly raising an eyebrow. "you did, addams. so uh, about rowan-" xavier replies, midnight swiftly cutting him off.

"listen, i know i must look crazy, but i swear wednesday and i saw him die. the monster mauled him right in front of our eyes" midnight rants, feeling somewhat helpless. "it's just- his side of the room was all packed up this morning. i haven't seen him, but everyone else did. and he was definitely alive" xavier admits, looking down for a moment.

"you know, rowans always been a little off, but uh- the last couple weeks he's been more erratic. telekinesis can mess with your head, you know, he's... started to freak me out" the boy adds, midnight offering her full attention as she nods in response.

"i know i can't prove it yet, but i promise i'm not lying. i get that i seem to have a rather... sadistic nature, but i don't get off on blatant dishonesty" midnight states, xavier looking down at her for a moment as he contemplates her words. "it doesn't make any sense, but- i think i believe you" he mumbles.

the girls lip softly curves, her energy growing somewhat lighter. "appreciated. so, what are you up to?" midnight questions, beginning to walk prompting the boy to do the same. "just walking around to be honest. you?" xavier questions, softly chuckling at his answer. "heading to paint the canoe for this race yoko asked me to do" she admits, xavier looking down at her.

"you're competing in the poe cup?" xavier questions, a soft smirk on his lips. "maybe. why the smirk?" midnight retorts, looking at the boy. "just didn't expect you to do something like that" he chuckles, his smirk spreading into a grin. "i'm not just black-and-white thorpe. there's a lot you wouldn't expect me to do" she challenges, xavier softly raising his eyebrows.

"oh? and what would that be?" the boy questions, moving a bit closer to the girl. "i guess you'll have to wait and find out" midnight whispers, grazing the boys hand with her own as she walks past him. xavier stops for a moment, watching the addams girl as his heart races. "see you around, thorpe" midnight calls out, smirking to herself as she heads outside.

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midnight sits with her headphones on, a mixtape playing as she paints the canoe. although school events weren't exactly her cup of tea, she loved a good competition and honestly, hated saying no.

the addams girl focuses on the details for the back alone, yoko and their other teammate focusing on the front. "ladies, come on! let's work on those teeth and all those special details!" enid coaches, clearly anxious about the endeavor. "more scowl. this kitty is taking no prisoners. if bianca barclay wins again this year, i will literally scratch my own eyes out" she adds, midnight cringing at the statement. at least we both want to bring bianca barclay down.

"i would pay money to see that" wednesday blurts, midnight softly looking back to her twin. enid begins jumping up and down, looking to the black-haired girl. "howdy roomie! i'm so glad you decided to stay" enid smiles. "i thought you wanted your single room back?" wednesday questions.

"full disclosure, i don't like living solo and thing gives a killer neck massage. it's a win-win. so... why the change of heart?" enid asks, wednesday somewhat annoyed at the question. "i refuse to play the role of a pawn in someone else's corrupt game" wednesday admits. "you mean rowan?" enid questions.

"we witnessed his murder, enid" the black-haired girl adds. "it's just... we all saw him this morning. very much like, not dead" enid states. midnight pulls her headphones off, looking to the girls. "trust us, we know. i've been trying to wrap my head around it nonstop" midnight admits.

"i cant help believing i've been losing my mind. perhaps you too, midnight... it's not nearly as fun as i anticipated" wednesday adds, a dejected look crossing her face before an idea pops into her head. "you're nevermore's gossip queen. what's rowan's story?" she questions, wednesdays mind clearly racing.

"other than being a weird loner, uh-, no offense" enid starts. "none taken" the twins say in unison, sharing a look of discontent before midnight continues painting. "xavier thorpe's his roommate. you know, if you had a cell phone you could just text him and ask him" enid blurts, midnight taking sudden interest at the mention of xavier.

"yoko, come on! flare those whiskers. the poe cup droops for no one" enid scolds, midnight offering her roommate a shocked glance. "what's up her ass?" midnight mouths, pointing to the vibrant werewolf. yoko softly chuckles as she looks at the addams girl, continuing to paint once she composed herself.

"what is the poe cup anyway?" wednesday questions, offering her roommate a curious glance. "only my entire reason for living right now! part canoe race, part foot chase, no rules. each dorm has to pick an edgar allan poe short story for inspiration. you could be like your sister and grab a brush. ms. thornhill just ordered pizza, wanna take a stab at being social?" enid rambles, midnight half watching her sister as she paints.

"i do like stabbing. the social part, not so much. besides, it'll cut into my writing time" wednesday admits. "boring" midnight jokes, her twin instantly glaring at her. "no worries. just as long as your lakeside cheering us to victory on race day! ... or you can just glare uncomfortably, whatever works for you" enid smirks, wednesday quickly walking off as midnight returns her full focus to the canoe.

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𝖆𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖊: 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚙 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚂𝙾 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝. 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚒 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚕𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚡𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚔𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚒 𝚊𝚖 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 <𝟹 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜, 𝚊𝚜 𝚞𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐!