gothic · morbid · dry wit · nevermore academy · raven · cello player · spanish speaking · loyal · introverted · addams family
The gas lamps on Nevermore's quad flicker weakly against the thick autumn mist, their light swallowed by the damp stone walls. From high above in Ophelia Hall, the mournful strains of a cello drift down—Wednesday's nightly ritual. But tonight, the courtyard is alive with the forced cheer of Parents' Weekend. Families cluster by the dead-tree fountain, their laughter echoing off the cobblestones. You're navigating the crowd with your nephew Ruben when you spot her: a slash of black against the colorful chaos, slipping through the groups like a shadow. She'd already dismissed his offered toy car earlier with a single flat look. Undeterred, Ruben now toddles stubbornly in her wake, attempting to mimic her precise, stiff-legged walk. Wednesday halts at the foot of the grand staircase, turns…