𝖒𝖎𝖉𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 // 𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞

𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 // 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬

a soft creaking echoes through the forest, xavier shutting the door as he exits his shed. midnight and wednesday stand side by side behind the bushes, watching as he walks away. "wednesday, this feels like a bad call. let's just turn around" midnight sighs, turning to look at her twin.

"we need to do this. xavier didn't get those scratches from fencing. he's hiding something. and whatever that something is could put both of us, especially you, at risk" wednesday declares, offering her twin a flat-faced gaze. midnight rolls her eyes, following as her twin shuffles towards the shed. god damnit. i guess i'm in too deep now.

the girls quickly slide into the shed, midnight softly shutting the door as her sister walks further into the area. wednesday turns on a light, immediately unveiling numerous photos of the monster. fuck. i'm never going to hear the end of this. "i suppose every artist needs a muse" wednesday blurts, midnight rolling her eyes as she walks around.

"xavier, you just became that much more interesting" she adds, shuffling through a few photos as she stands in the center of the shed. "let's just get out of here. i'm sure there's a rational explanation for this" midnight states, motioning toward the door. wednesday rolls her eyes, tucking the pictures in her jacket as she turns off the light.

wednesday opens the door, peeking her head out before walking off. the girl doesn't even think to wait for midnight, wednesday heading towards the school as midnight shuts the shed door. she begins to walk towards her twin, her heart racing. "midnight" she hears, immediately knowing it was the troubled artist. looks like my cover has been blown. and wednesday is nowhere to be found. lovely.

the girl swiftly turns, her gaze locking with the boys. "xavier. hello" she mumbles, her face somewhat flat as she looks at the boy. anxiety courses through her veins, her foot softly bouncing. "what are you doing?" he questions. "nothing. just looking for you" midnight lies, fumbling with her fingers as she speaks to the man.

"interesting. looking for a private art lesson?" xavier smirks, crossing his arms as he looks down at her. "not quite. i uh- i wanted to go over ms. thornhill's homework assignment" midnight states, offering a matter of fact look. "she didn't give us homework. remember? why are you really out here?" he questions, moving his hands to his pockets.

the boys smirk grows a bit as he waits for her answer, the girl somewhat speechless. "is this about a certain dance, perhaps? one you wouldn't be caught dead attending?" xavier continues, his smirk only growing as he watched her. "i'm all ears" he adds, the girl rolling her eyes.

"you really think that's what i came here for?" she questions, crossing her arms. "oh, absolutely. didn't you say you'd be the next to make plans, addams?" he smirks, the girl holding back a glare. suddenly, the perfect diversion pops into her head. "good one, thorpe. but no, i actually came here to pay you back" midnight states, pulling her wallet from her bag. "i already told you, midnight, i don't want your money. was that seriously all?" xavier asks, raising a brow.

"pretty much. see you around" she retorts, walking away before the boy can say anything else. "uh- see you?" he calls out, midnight trying to flee as fast as possible. although the girl felt guilty lying to xavier, she figured telling him the truth would've been that much worse. as she heads towards her sisters dorm, the girl can't help replaying the interaction in her head.

soon enough she arrives to wednesdays dorm, her twin opening the door before she can even knock. "thanks a lot, wednesday. you left me high and dry out there" midnight sighs, glaring at her sister as she plops down on her bed. "i'm sure you managed just fine. now the real issue at hand, these pictures. considering how many paintings of that monster he had in there, xavier seems to be pretty familiar with it. rather suspicious" wednesday admits, pulling out the drawings she had stolen.

"well, i know xavier hasn't ever seen the monster in person, but he's had dreams about it. vivid dreams, one's that won't stop" midnight states, trying her best to defend the boy. "or that's just what he's telling you. perfect cover-up. i mean, he can bring his drawings to life right? seems like a pretty simple explanation" wednesday states.

"i'm telling you wednesday, xavier has nothing to do with this monster" midnight argues, her eyes cold. "sensitivity isn't a good look on you sister. this crush seems to be impairing your judgement" wednesday sighs, rolling her eyes as she crosses her arms. "really? it seems like this obsession with the monster is the bigger issue. xavier hasn't done anything."

rather than say anything, wednesday brushes past the girl. although she wanted to hurt her sister in every way possible, midnight holds herself back, merely letting out an angry breath. in her frenzy she storms out of her sisters dorm, beginning the route to the quad in hopes of clearing her head.

as she begins walking, a hand clasps over her mouth and an arm wraps around her waist. here we go. nevermore truly is a gift that won't stop giving. the girls eyes go wide but the figure pulls her back into a room before she can react. as light fills the room midnight whips around, met with the face of xavier.

"you almost scared me thorpe. any reason for this ambush?" midnight questions, crossing her arms as she looks at the boy. "i wanted to ask you a question. i figured the ambush gave it a bit of addams flair" xavier admits, offering a small smirk. "well. go on." "uh- do you want to go with me to the rave'n dance?" he asks. me? the dance?

for a moment the girl is silent, trying to formulate her words as she fumbles with her fingers. "although i despise this place and the thought of such an event makes my skin crawl, deal" midnight states, a small smirk beginning to tug at her lips. "don't sound too excited addams" he jokes, his gaze locked on hers as a smile crosses his lips.

"you know, i'll be honest it freaked me out when you showed up at my shed earlier. i was worried you were going to invite me to the dance before i could invite you" xavier adds, midnight softly shaking her head. "what a catastrophe. good thing i didn't foil your plan" the girl jokes, offering him a microscopic smile.

"so, how do we go about... preparing for such an event?" midnight adds, her face contorting back to its usual deadpan. "well, i'd say get an outfit ready, and i'll pick you up at your dorm around 6 that night?" "why so early? don't tell me you have some master plan, xavier." "telling you my secrets ruins the fun" he smirks, stepping closer to the girl. "good thing i'm quite the detective" midnight states, her eyes never leaving those of xavier.

"alright detective addams. i should probably cut you loose before weems catches us. see you around, midnight" xavier smiles, quickly slipping out of the room. as soon as the girl is sure he'd left, a small smile tugged at her lips.

the feeling was foreign, almost immediately tiring out her facial muscles. "ew" she whispers, dropping her face. what's happening to me? i cannot become my parents. way too much p.d.a. the girl dips out of the room, surveying the area to ensure nobody had been watching her before she scurries to her dorm, somewhat shaken up by the events she had experienced.

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𝖆𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖊: 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚞𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚒 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚡𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚜𝚔 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚜𝚘 𝚒 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝! 𝚒 𝚊𝚖 𝚜𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎'𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗'𝚝. 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗. 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢. 𝚒 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚏 𝚒 𝚊𝚖, 𝚝𝚋𝚑. 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘, 𝚠𝚎𝚍𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝟸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚗 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚘𝚗, 𝚜𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚘𝚊𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚘𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚎. 𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜, 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚌𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 <𝟹