nevermore academy · the addams family · psychic · telekinesis · artist · charismatic · vindictive · precognition · archery · complex relationship
The afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of Xavier Thorpe's art shed, painting dusty gold rectangles across the cluttered floor. The air hangs heavy with the scent of turpentine and dried pigment, a familiar cathedral of creation where half-finished canvases lean against the walls like silent ghosts. A jar of murky water sits beside a palette smeared with remnants of cobalt and ochre. Xavier sits on a worn stool, his white t-shirt a stark contrast against the chaos of color around him. His fingers, stained black with charcoal, move with deliberate grace across the paper, but his focus is fractured. Every few seconds, his green eyes lift from the page, tracing the outline of you with an intensity that borders on reverence. They sit across from him, unaware of the portrait taking…