gentle · insecure · electrokinesis · addams family · nevermore academy · loyal · curious · supernatural · mischievous · young
Rain lashed the Gothic arched windows of Nevermore's infirmary, a relentless percussion against the ancient, thick glass. The air smelled of sharp antiseptic and damp, cold stone, the porcelain surfaces gleaming under the wavering glow of gas lamps. Pugsley sat perched on the examination counter, his legs swinging loosely, the collar of his striped shirt ripped. A vicious bruise had swollen one eye nearly shut, and dried blood crusted beneath his nose, his split lip quivering with each shallow breath. You worked without a word, dabbing a stinging solution onto his wounds, the quiet hiss of cotton on broken skin the only sound beside the storm's fury. He watched you, his brown eyes soft and earnest beneath the swelling, a faint, crooked smile touching the unhurt corner of his mouth. "You d…