Not a failure - Xavier Thorpe x Male oc

"What? I'm not autistic."

774 words

Hope you enjoy :)

__________________________________________

"All students will report for their volunteer jobs at 10 am sharp, followed by a community lunch at 1 pm" Weems continued clarifying as Olympus flapped his hands, uneasy. He was going to Jericho without his headphones since the bully had shattered them, and that was unsettling to him. A woman reached a paper to him. It said "Weathervane".

"You got the Weathervane too? Cool" Xavier appeared behind the blonde.

"Shit, I got Uriah's Heap. Someone trade with me" Ajax tried to negotiate with the roommates.

"No way, I share a place with this cutie" The taller one winked an eye toward the Addams guy. However, he didn't catch the gesture because of his nervousness. This concerned both Ajax and Xavier.

__________________________________________

As the artist conversed with Wednesday, Ajax attempted to change the blonde's mood. Noticing that nothing was working, the gorgon questioned him directly "What's wrong?"

"Everything. I mean- nothing really" Olympus looked down, thoughtful. "Don't you think everything is too loud?"

"What do you mean?"

"It seems like everyone can deal with it but for some reason, I can't. Everything is too loud, too noisy. And the lights, man, the fucking lights are bothering me. And I have a tag on my T-shirt. And nothing is fine and I don't have my headphones because some bully broke them."

"Wait- who broke them?" Ajax was concerned.

"It doesn't matter" the blonde answered. He started flapping his hands to compensate for the sensory stimuli.

The gorgon observed him, as everything began to make sense. The peculiarities and the information the shorter guy just offered him clicked. Was Olympus revealing his autism to him? In that case, he decided to show support.

"Oh, did you want to tell me that you're autistic? Cause you know, I'm okay with that. You can count on me. I have a cousin who is autistic so I understand your situation."

However, the beanie guy got it wrong. Olympus was thoroughly unknowing of his autism. This led to a disoriented blonde, uncertain of what had just occurred.

"What? I'm not autistic" he clarified, perplexed.

"Wait- you are not?" bewildered, the gorgon inquired.

Xavier interrupted the scene "Come on guys. It's time for the presentation."

__________________________________________

"Welcome, welcome, Nevermore Academy" Mayor Walker announced. "Now, on behalf of the entire Jericho community, we are so pleased to have you all here today."

"Okay, everyone. We'll see you back here at one o'clock for lunch. Enjoy!" Ms. Weems grinned.

The artist took Olympus' hand and directed him to the Weathervane.

"Before starting to work, I have a present for you" The taller one opened his backpack and handed the blonde a new pair of headphones. "You didn't go to the Poe Cup because you didn't have them, I guessed they were important to you."

"They are, thank you" The Addams kissed Xavier's cheek. When he realized what he had done, his cheeks turned red. "Sorry".

"You can kiss me everywhere, darling" the artist insisted, touching the shorter guy's hair.

"Do you see that?" the blonde pointed to a yellow tulip that materialized in the air. "I think it has something to do with me. Like it happened before with the snakes and the flower in herbology class."

Xavier attempted to grasp it, though it vanished. Exactly how it occurred before. "It's not real though" he spoke. "Have you talked about it with Principal Weems?"

"Yeah" Olympus looked down. "First she thought I was an ecomancer, capable of manipulating nature. Then, she guessed I was summoning sorcerer." He ceased to think. "The thing is, I don't believe I'm those things. Nothing I materialize is real."

"Maybe they are illusions, like what I do with my drawings."

"I hope they stop though, I can't control them."

"How is it that you have been here for an hour and not a single dish has been cleaned?" Tyler appeared from behind, interrupting their conversation.

Olympus took charge of cleaning up the place while Xavier took the orders.

__________________________________________

"It is my honor to celebrate our town's history and Jericho's noble forefather, Joseph Crackstone" Mayor Walker began speaking. The blonde did not desire to concentrate on the presentation, therefore he put his headphones on, blocking the noise. Neither he took them off when the band commenced playing. Wednesday winked an eye at him when she noticed him.

Suddenly, the Crakstone monument began emitting fire and the crowd started running away from it. The goth girl continued playing the cello. As Olympus didn't respond, Xavier had the instinct to carry him, desperate. When they reached the bus, he left the blonde on a seat.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, sweetheart."