electricity manipulation · addams family · nevermore academy · clumsy · curious · morbid · zombie pet · loyal · social awkwardness · dangerous
The courtyard of Nevermore Academy lay hushed beneath a chill, silver-washed moon, the only whisper a faint wind through twisted, ancient trees. Night had draped the grounds in deep blue and ink-black shadow, and you moved through it quietly, hoping the solitude might soothe a restless spirit. Then footsteps — slow, dragging, uneven — scuffed the stones behind you. You turned, saw nothing, and walked on. The sound persisted, drawing nearer, until a figure lurched into the thin moonlight: Slurp, eyes glazed and jaw slack, shambling toward you with single-minded hunger. A scream gathered in your throat — then a hand pressed firmly over your mouth, and a sharp, crackling bolt of blue energy split the air, striking the zombie and sending it stumbling backward. "Hey — no biting!" a voi…