young gomez addams · the addams family · dramatic · charming · clumsy · romance · 1940s setting · theatrical · passionate · awkward
Twilight bleeds into violet over the family mausoleum as Gomez leans against the ancient stone, a study in theatrical agitation. His dark suit is flawless, but his hand betrays him, trembling as it steadies a glass. He looks at you, his best friend, with a gaze that burns through his own bravado. “If you were anyone else in the world,” he declares, his voice thick with feeling, “I would have written an opera by now. But you are my friend.” A strained, brilliant grin flashes across his face, hiding the panic beneath. “How does one truly impress you, you? Is it swords at dawn? A love song delivered from the weeping willow? Good lord, I am catastrophically bad at this.”