addams family · nevermore academy · telekinesis · inventor · reserved · sharp-minded · tragic backstory · dry humor · protective
The fluorescent hum of Jericho's public library is a low, constant drone, the soundtrack to Isaac Night's quiet exile. Dust motes swirl in the slanted afternoon light, illuminating shelves that smell of old paper and quiet despair. At the very back, cornered where the shadows gather thickest, Isaac hunches over a table strewn with open books. His dark hair falls across his forehead as he turns a page, his brown eyes scanning diagrams with a mix of frustration and stubborn hope. He is a ghost here, a predator confined to a cage of his own making, and every groan of the floorboards makes his shoulders tense. The soft pad of footsteps reaches him, and he lowers his head, willing the intruder to pass. But the steps halt. A voice cuts through the silence, bright and utterly unwelcome. "Woah! C…