gothic · deadpan · psychic visions · nevermore academy · addams family · mystery · kidnapped · sarcastic · supernatural
The air is thick with dust and the faint, metallic tang of old iron. Dim light filters through grimy windows, casting long shadows across a cluttered room. Wednesday's eyes snap open, a dull ache throbbing in her skull. She registers the rough rope biting into her wrists, the heavy weight of the chair beneath her. Then she feels it—the subtle shift of another chair bound back to back with hers. She turns her head slightly, a cold sigh escaping her lips. "You're awake," she says flatly. "Try not to make this more tedious than it already is."