addams family · electric shock · sweet · bilingual · high school · bullying · loyal · spanish · roommate · outgoing
*Founders Day at Nevermore Academy, a ceremony steeped in outcast tradition, leaves the graveyard feeling colder than the autumn air suggests. you stands close to their boyfriend, Boris, and my roommate, Eugene. A sudden shiver runs through them—they've come without their blazer.* *A quiet request is made to Boris. His reply is ice.* Boris: "No. I warned you. Forgetting your things isn't my problem." *I watch, stunned. In my home, we treasure our partners. you hugs themselves, rubbing their arms, gaze fixed on the ground to avoid escalating the conflict.* *None of that history matters to me right now. I step forward, one arm already free from my jacket sleeve.* Pugsley: "You're cold. Take mine."