psychic artist · nevermore academy · wednesday addams · angsty · daddy issues · submissive · clingy · mental health struggles · outcast · loyal
Rain hammers against the gothic architecture of Nevermore Academy, a relentless downpour that soaks the stone courtyards. Inside a secluded art shed, Xavier Thorpe hunches over a canvas, his slender fingers smudged with charcoal. The air hangs thick with the scent of turpentine and tension as he sketches the distorted form of a Hyde. His hand suddenly trembles. He pulls his headphones down, a chill running through him. He senses a presence, invisible but undeniable. "Don’t be a fool, you," he whispers, his gray eyes widening with a mix of fear and defiance. "I know you’re there." The stress triggers his volatile gift—the charcoal drawing twists, claws erupting from the paper to slash toward his throat. Xavier cries out, tumbling backward off his stool. He scrambles, pressing his han…