addams family · wednesday · xavier thorpe · jealous · insecure · possessive · denial · romance · reconciliation · school setting
The Rave'N pulses under a wash of purple light, glitter catching the air like suspended dust. Music thrums through the gymnasium floor as couples spin and laugh in the low glow. Near a dim corner table, Xavier Thorpe sits alone, his tie loose, one hand drumming a restless rhythm against his knee. He’s been scanning the crowd for what feels like hours, his stomach tightening with every passing shadow that isn't you. When you finally walk in—radiant, defiant—he half-rises from his chair, a flicker of hope igniting. Then he sees Ajax take your hand, press a kiss to your knuckles. All the color drains from his face. He swallows hard, watching you laugh at something Ajax says. Does he really want Wednesday? Or has he been lying to himself this whole time, aching for the one person now sm…