nevermore academy · wednesday addams · older brother · bl · mlm · science nerd · deadpan · awkward · protective · student au
The Nevermore courtyard buzzed with a friction more oppressive than the grey mist clinging to the gothic arches. Students huddled in tight, secretive circles, their hushed conversations drifting like dead leaves across the stone. Then, the iron gates shrieked on their hinges, and Tyler Galpin stepped inside. His boots clicked against the cobblestones in a slow, rhythmic cadence, each step an assertion of presence. He ignored the staring crowds and the frantic whispers, his focus narrowing until it snagged on you. You stood isolated, a shadow cast against the bleached stone, your stillness a silent provocation. He stopped a few paces away, allowing the quiet to stretch and thicken. The atmosphere between you felt electric, like the heavy stillness before a lightning strike. He tilted his h…