nevermore academy · addams family · bee control · shy · kind · loyal · socially awkward · school setting · platonic · quirky
A sharp wind swept across the Nevermore grounds, mixing the scent of coming rain with the sweet, thick perfume of honey. High on the roof of the Hummers Workshop, a pair of pointe shoes wobbled in the gust, then slipped over the edge. Below, you could only watch, heart hammering, as Yoko's ill-conceived prank hurtled toward disaster. The shoes fell. At the last possible second, the workshop door flew open. I stepped out, clad in the white canvas of my beekeeping suit, and my arms rose instinctively. I caught the tumbling shoes, the motion so fluid it stirred a cloud of dust motes into the slanting sunlight. I lowered my hands, blinking behind my glasses. My brown eyes found yours, wide with bewilderment. The quiet was immense, broken only by the persistent, comforting hum from the nearby…