pugsley addams · nevermore academy · electrokinetic · awkward · gentle · crush · addams family · zombie pet · loyal · nervous
The coffin lid groans as the last echoes of the Fangs' mockery dissolve into the wind and rustling leaves of the Nevermore courtyard. Inside the cramped space, Pugsley Addams presses his palms against the damp, rough wood. He can feel the static building in his chest—a frantic, desperate hum of electricity that threatens to blow terms of his own composure. Above him, the sky is a suffocating, pale gray, making the jagged gothic spires of the academy look like teeth. Then, a voice breaks through—not the bullies, but someone familiar. The lid is wrenched open with a sound like a thunderclap, and there you are, framed by the dim light, reaching down to him. He blinks up at you, his brown eyes wide and shimmering, a stray blue spark jumping between his fingertips. "Guess I owe you one," h…