𝖒𝖎𝖉𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 // 𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞

𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 // 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬

midnight sits on her twins bed, watching as the girl pins up various photos, thing crawling across the top of the board. once everything had been put up, midnight moves to stand next to her twin, allowing herself to truly analyze each photo in the set.

"when i suggested giving your side of the room a makeover, i did not have ted bundy's pinterest in mind" enid blurts, clearly somewhat displeased at the sight of the photos. the twins both turn to look at her, midnight remaining silent. "still not as creepy as your stuffed unicorn collection" wednesday retorts, turning back to the board without another word.

"is this why you snuck out last night?" enid questions, midnight continuing to watch the werewolf as her sister stares at the board. "thing and i may have made an unsanctioned trip to the county morgue to copy the files of the monsters victims" the black-haired girl admits, her twin quickly turning to glare at her. "where was my invite?" midnight questions, crossing her arms.

wednesday looks at her with a flat face, blinking slowly. "when i went to your dorm to pitch you the idea yesterday afternoon, yoko told me you had gone out with xavier. figured you were busy" the girl states, midnight's face dropping as embarrassment filled her soul. that vampire is so dead.

"oh my god, you and xavier thorpe? tell me everything!" enid squeals, jumping over to the blue-haired girl. "we got coffee and looked at some vinyls, not much to tell. anyways, can we get back to the actual problem at hand?" midnight retorts, trying to diffuse the situation as much as possible. enid offers a dejected look, pouting as she looks at the addams girl.

"gladly. i've been trying to get inside it's head, discover any patterns or anomalies. i've already made a big discovery. turns out, all of the monsters victims have had body parts surgically removed" wednesday states, beginning to take the photos off her board.

the girl swiftly walks over to enid and midnight, beginning to hand them the photos. "the first one a kidney, the second one a finger" she adds, enid growing increasingly uncomfortable. "wednesday, i don't really feel like-" enid starts, wednesday swiftly cutting her off.

"the third one a gall bladder. and the bearded man from the meeting house, two toes. do you understand what this means? these murders aren't mindless, he's collecting trophies like a seasoned serial killer. it's quite impressive, actually" wednesday rants, enid passing out as the girl continues going. midnight widens her eyes at the sight, the twins sharing a look of shock as they stare at the unconscious wolf.

they both turn to thing, the hand offering a swift tap and nothing more. "fetch the smelling salts. again" wednesday instructs, midnight softly rolling her eyes as the hand scatters away. "good discovery, sister. so shocking, it knocked enid out cold" midnight jokes, wednesday shooting a soft glare before turning back to her roommate.

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"while most plants reward their pollinators with sweet nectar, many carnivorous varieties turn to sexual trickery or deception" thornhill instructs, midnight listening with a half-invested ear. xavier moves to grab his notebook next to her, letting out a soft grunt. "are you ok?" midnight whispers, allowing her gaze to rest on the artist,
specifically focusing on his neck.

the boy offers a soft nod, shooting her a tiny, barely noticeable smile. as the conversation ends midnight swiftly becomes aware of her twins gaze, finding wednesday staring at the artists neck as she looks to her right. midnight furrows her brows as she locks eyes with her twin, mouthing a quick 'stop' before turning her head back to its original spot.

"the orchid produces a pheromone that mimics a female insect, luring the males in. now, once the plant is pollinated, what do the male insects get in exchange?" the teacher continues, looking to the class with a curious gaze. "nada. just like all the guys at the rave'n" bianca jokes, the class erupting with chuckles and laughs. midnight rolls her eyes, softly shaking her head at the idiotic behavior.

"ok, ok. i know you're all excited about saturday, which is why i haven't assigned any homework" thornhill states, all the students letting out soft cheers as they look to their friends. "but i do still need volunteers for the decorating committee. anyone interested, come and see me up here" the teacher adds, several students jumping up to see the woman.

"what, you're not gonna volunteer? aren't you pumped about disco balls and spiked punch? there's even a dj. mc blood suckaz" xavier jokes, midnight offering him a flatter face than usual. "wow, sounds like a total thrill. shame i wouldn't be caught dead at such an event" the girl retorts, xavier letting out a soft chuckle.

"you know, you could invite someone and have a little fun" xavier suggests, offering the girl a soft smirk as he turns to put his book back. he lets out another grunt, the girl unable to tear her eyes from his wounds. "promise you're ok?" she whispers, leaning towards the boy so nobody else would hear her. the boys eyes meet hers, his face becoming more serious.

"i will be. you worry too much" xavier states, softly patting her shoulder as he gets up. midnight rolls her eyes, packing her things into her bag. wednesday comes up to her seconds after xavier leaves, her arms crossed. "where did he get those scratches on his neck?" wednesday questions, her eyes drilling into her twins.

for a moment midnight merely looks at her sister, offering a slow blink. "how would i know?" midnight argues, slipping her bag over her shoulder as she gets up. "last i checked, you two have been rather cozy. but if you don't know, i guess it's time we move to phase 2 of my plan" wednesday declares, midnight furrowing her brows.

"phase 2? what the hell is this plan?" midnight questions, crossing her arms as her and her sister move to exist the classroom. "well, i'm rather suspicious of xavier. those scars look just like the ones from the monster, and i just feel like he's hiding something. not even feel, know. so, since you have no intel, we are going to break into his shed" her sister states, midnights jaw dropping.

silence settles for a moment, the blue-haired girl carefully considering her response. "you have to be joking, right? xavier is not connected to this monster at all, wednesday. besides, i don't really feel like breaching his privacy again. we already snuck into his dorm" midnight sighs, glaring at her twin. "well thing and i will be going with or without you. so it's your move, midnight."

midnight remains quiet as her blood boils, trying to refrain from screaming at her sister. "you know, in moments like this i truly despise you. and i do not mean that in an endearing way" she spits out, looking down. "so i take it you're joining?" wednesday smirks, raising a brow. "yes, wednesday. i'm joining. the sooner we get this done with, the better" midnight sighs, glaring at her sister. wednesday offers an accomplished nod, leading the way to her dorm as midnight angrily followed her.

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𝖆𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖊: 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝚠𝚎𝚍𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛! 𝚒𝚝 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚖𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚞𝚝𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚜! 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜, 𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚒 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖! 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚊𝚢/𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝/𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 <𝟹