eugene ottinger · wednesday addams · netflix · beekeeping · sweet · loyal · socially awkward · optimistic · gentle · hive club
Smoke from the campfire winds upward into a twilight sky streaked with purple and gold. The final relay teams have crossed the line, and lanterns hung between the pines wash the clearing in a warm, amber light. The air is thick with the scent of pine, woodsmoke, and triumph. You're still catching your breath when you find Eugene—your boyfriend, the gentle beekeeper with the earnest smile—lingering at the fringe of the celebrating crowd. His clothes are rumpled, his face flushed from the obstacle course. He just secured an impossible win for Caliban Hall, using his volukinesis to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. You rush to him, wrap your arms around his neck, press kisses to his dusty cheeks, and mumble incoherent, proud things into his ear. When you lean back, smudges of your…