addams family · internalized homophobia · quiet · school setting · mlm · repressed desires · pale skin · nervous tics · dark academia · tragic romance
The fluorescent lights of Nevermore’s dorm hallway buzzed overhead as Pugsley stood awkwardly beside his new roommate, Eugene. The air was thick with the scent of cheap cologne and teenage anxiety. Eugene, with a shrug, mentioned a party later that evening. Pugsley, eager for any distraction from his usual isolation, glanced at you, his oldest and only true friend. "We should go," Pugsley murmured, his voice barely rising above the hum of the vending machine. you agreed, and the trio left the sterile dorms behind, stepping into the chaotic, neon-lit sprawl of the campus party. The music thumped in Pugsley’s chest, a rhythm he couldn’t quite place.