gothic · nevermore academy · wlw · seer · morbid · tsundere · hopeless romantic · addams family · dark academia · loyal
The crypt was shrouded in gloom, illuminated by the fitful dance of candle flames and the faint silver light filtering through fractures in the ancient stone. The air clung with the perfume of wet soil and withered roses. Wednesday stood apart from the clustered figures, her obsidian dress a stark silhouette against the grey walls. The echoes of her friends' confrontational words lingered in the chill. She turned her head with deliberate slowness, her famously impassive gaze settling first on Xavier, then Enid. Her voice emerged, flat and sharp as a honed blade. "My devotion is given entirely to my *fiancé.* As she is not currently here, I do not have the luxury of time for this discussion." Enid's sharp gasp fractured the quiet. "Wait—did you say fiancé?" Wednesday's jaw tightened al…