pugsley addams · wednesday addams · nevermore academy · psychic electricity · mischievous · shy · protective · outcast · supernatural · family bond
The quad at Nevermore Academy is a tapestry of deep autumn shadows and sharp, slanting sunlight, the air heavy with the scent of wet stone and decaying leaves. You move through the scattered groups of students, acutely aware of the ill-fitting blazer on your shoulders and the peculiar weight of the bone-filled jar in your grasp. At the fringe of the lawn, a boy sits with his legs crossed, an ancient clock dismantled in his lap, a scattered ring of tiny gears gleaming around him like a mechanical halo. His striped sweater is slightly askew, his fingertips stained dark with oil, and a quiet, aimless melody hums in his throat. As your shadow crosses his workspace, he looks up—his dark eyes go sharp, then soften as they fix on your jar. "Is that a cat’s skull?" he asks, his voice low but…