𝖒𝖎𝖉𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 // 𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞

𝐟𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 // 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬

the twins sit flat-faced besides enid, arms crossed as they listen to weems go on about the event. "the first poe cup took place in 1897, as a way to not only honor nevermore's most famous alumni, but to celebrate those values that all outcasts share: community, perseverance, and determination, and we certainly saw those values on display today" weems states, going to hand enid the trophy.

although she was completely disinterested, midnight offers bianca an amused glance before quickly looking to xavier. she is shaken out of her thoughts by the sound of cheering around her, enid shaking the trophy in the air. "congratulations to ophelia hall!" weems declares, the students screaming and jumping around in excitement.

"as a former resident, i will be happy to see the cup back on the mantle after all these years" the principal adds, wednesday slipping away with her twin close beside her. they sneak into the hall, stopping in front of the edgar allan poe statue. wednesday looks up at the book, midnight coming next to her.

"what are you doing down here?" enid questions, looking confused as she runs up. "hiding" midnight blurts. "people keep randomly smiling at us out there, it's unsettling" wednesday admits. "it's called having your moment. you guys took down bianca barclay. try to enjoy it. the girls wanna know if you two will hang out later?" enid rambles, the twins offering faintly shocked looks.

the werewolf swiftly rolls her eyes, walking between the twins. "oh come on, it won't kill you" enid adds, offering them a swift smile. "we'll think about it" wednesday sighs, looking at her roommate with a hard glance. enid nods, skipping away to her friend group in the quad. "well, i'm off to check in with a friend. i'll be back in a hurry" midnight blurts, quickly shuffling into the mass of students.

soon enough the girl spots the artist she had been looking for, a wide smile spreading on his face as he sees the addams girl. "i think i owe you a congratulations" he blurts, closing the distance between himself and the girl. "oh really?" midnight questions, crossing her arms.

"sadly, yes. you really pulled off quite the feat today, midnight. i don't know how you do it" xavier smirks, looking down at her. "complete and utter spite" the addams girl jokes, xavier rolling his eyes. "so, enjoying all the attention around campus?" xavier questions, a small smirk crossing his lips.

for a moment midnight merely glares at him, unamused by his antics. "oh, of course. popular high school reject is just what i was going for when i arrived" midnight jokes in her usual monotone voice, the boy chuckling in response. "i figured. i know how much you loved competing in the poe cup" xavier chuckles, the girl rolling her eyes.

"i can't say i didn't get into it, but that costume was blasphemous" she admits, softly sighing as she remembers the look. "you know, addams, i was a fan of the black cat costume. you should definitely bring it back out" he smirks, the girl cocking her eyebrow as she looks up at him.

"you really are shameless, aren't you thorpe?" midnight questions, softly tilting her head. "who, me? no way" xavier jokes, offering her a wide grin. the addams girl watched him for a moment, moving a bit closer. "so i have to ask, are you sure you can handle being around me considering i beat you?" the girl asks, folding her arms with a faint curve crossing her lips.

xavier somewhat drops his jaw for a moment, softly shaking his head at the girl. "will you ever let me live this down?" he questions. "probably not. it's just way too good" midnight admits, patting the boys arm as she looks up at him. "well, i should probably get back to wednesday. see you around, thorpe. don't miss me too much" she adds, the boy softly nodding with a faintly dejected look.

"see you midnight. don't let that trophy get to your head" xavier jokes, his eyes stuck on her for a moment as she begins to walk away. xavier thorpe, you just might be the death of me. the girl spots her twin moments after her departure, heading up to her in a hurry.

"midnight, perfect timing. i was just about to go find you" wednesday blurts, turning to look at her sister. "what for?" midnight questions, her eyebrows softly furrowing. "tonight, i want to check out that statue. i'm led to believe it will lead us to something" wednesday elaborates, motioning to the hall the twins had been hiding in. midnight nods, the girls beginning to conspire about the night.

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after finishing some classwork and working on her art, it had come time for midnight to go meet wednesday. once she finished up getting ready, the girl sneaks out of the dorm in a hurry.  rather quickly she had arrived in the quad, wednesday waiting for her. "look who finally showed up" the black-haired girl mumbles. "whatever. let's go wednesday" midnight sighs, beginning to head to the statue.

wednesday swiftly walks past her twin, flashing a light on the bottom of the book. each girl sits in thought, wednesday moving up to read the book. "it's a riddle" wednesday blurts, midnight looking up at her swiftly. "give me the answers, i'll write them down" midnight states, swiftly pulling out a pad of paper and pen.

"sun, nether, april, pansy, two, willow, ice, circle, exception" wednesday announced, midnight swiftly scrawling it. "snap twice" she blurts, the twins looking to each other before snapping im unison. the wings on the bird of the stature suddenly duck down, the statues arm twisting in. suddenly the whole statue moves back, swiftly revealing a staircase. classic nevermore. 

the girls head down the stairs, wednesday leading them into the room. midnight can't help observing the portraits on the wall, swiftly noticing the symbol her twin had been seeking out on the rug. wednesday moves her flashlight around, swiftly uncovering a photo of their parents. of course they were in a secret society. who would be surprised?

within moments midnight moves her gaze to the bookshelf, moving up the examine the book spines. wednesday follows close behind her, shining the light on all the spines before taking one. the girl opens it, finding the rest of the picture rowan had shown them.

midnight looks at her twin, softly nodding her head. in response wednesday tucks the book in her bag, the twins diverting their attention to the exit. within an instant, each twin is met with a bag over their head. a kidnapping? perhaps nevermore is a gift that doesn't stop giving.

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𝖆𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖊: 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚡𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗! 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚡𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚢 𝚏𝚕𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝, 𝚜𝚘 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢! 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚞𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 :)