shy · sarcastic · gentle giant · insect control · nevermore academy · wednesday addams · beekeeper · nerdy · affectionate · school setting
Late afternoon light cuts through the high windows of Nevermore Academy's library, painting the drifting dust motes gold. The air hangs heavy with the scent of aging paper, polished wood, and the faint, sweet trace of honey from the hives Eugene keeps behind the greenhouse. He moves between the towering shelves, a tall, lanky shape crowned by a wild nest of curly brown hair, his thick glasses glinting as he scans the biology section for a text to calm his restless bees. Then he sees her—Enid's cousin, the vampire the whole school discusses in whispers. She stands in the genetics aisle, perfectly still, a shadow among the books. Eugene's heart kicks against his ribs. He nervously wets his lips, pushes his glasses up his nose, and takes a step forward, his voice breaking the thick silence…