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I don't have a sunny disposition.
I'm not known for being too amused.
Wednesday never liked people. They annoyed her, they were way too loud, and they always found the time to speak with her whenever she wasn't in the mood to speak. Which was basically always. As such, she never had any friends, unless you counted her brother Pugsley. Of course, something that didn't help the matter was the fact that other kids were freaked out by her, especially since she tended not to show emotion too often.
My demeanour's locked in one position.
See my face? I'm enthused.
But then, she arrived in Nevermore, and things started getting complicated. Especially when she met her new roommate. The ever bubbly human equivalent of a ray of sunshine herself, Enid Sinclair.
Suddenly, however, I've been puzzled.
At first, she knew exactly how she felt about Enid. She hated her. Like all other humans that weren't her family, she annoyed her. And even then, she barely tolerated her family. Enid was too loud, too colourful, too much of a hugger, and way, too happy! Safe to say that in the early days of her time at Nevermore, she drove her crazy.
Bunny rabbits make me want to cry.
But, as her time at the school continued, these feelings began to change. Suddenly, she felt herself get a bit happier in Enid's presence. Her bright attitude started brightening her mood a bit, and she even found herself enjoying watching her lip-sync to K-pop songs. Especially watching the way her body moved to the rhythm. Where did that come from?!
All my inhibitions have been muzzled,
Then, things started getting even weirder. Suddenly, when Enid started talking about Ajax, Wednesday began to feel a weird squirm in her stomach. At first she thought she was ill, and read through a few books to figure out what it was. But then, she found out it was something else. Jealousy. Wednesday was jealous of Ajax? No, that couldn't be. But then, when she and Enid had that fight, and Enid left her for a few days, Wednesday would be lying if she said that she didn't miss her, and sometimes even thought about lying on Enid's old bed for a bit. But for the life of her, she couldn't think what it all meant.
That is, until after she and Enid shared that hug after the battle against Crackstone and the Hyde monster. When she and Enid separated from it, and she longed to return to it, the realisation hit her like a tonne of bricks.
and I think I know why...
Oh.
Oh no.
Wednesday Addams had fallen in love with Enid Sinclair.
At first, she thought this would be a terrible thing to happen. Growing up, she was always sickened by her parents' displays of affection. So, she figured if she ever fell in love, she'd be just as disgusted. But, strangely, she didn't mind this new sensation.
I'm being pulled in a new direction,
But I think I like it.
I think I like it.
At first, the thought of doing couple things with Enid seemed thoroughly unappealing. But then, the more she thought about it, the more appealing they seemed.
I'm being pulled in a new direction.
Through my painful pursuit,
Somehow, birdies took root.
All the things she detested normally, she found them impossibly cute when Enid did them. "God what do I do!?" she muttered to herself, banging her head against the table when she got back to her and Enid's dorm that night. Thankfully, Enid had gone to get checked up on, since she'd transformed for the first time.
What she did for now is pretend that nothing was wrong, and nothing changed at all. She acted her usual stoic, creepy self around her friends, only giving in to her more 'cutesy' (she retched at the very thought of that) part of her when she was alone. But, the school term came to an end, and everyone was going home. As they were, Xavier spoke with her, and gave her a mobile phone to keep in touch. "Like hell I'm going to do that," she muttered to herself. However, when Enid learned that she now owned one, she insisted on getting her number so that she can keep in touch with her over the break. Wednesday couldn't bring herself to say no.
During the drive home, Wednesday was actually glad to get those threatening messages, as it was a way to distract herself from her newfound feelings for the wolf. But then, her mind jumped to her mother, and she felt her heart freeze. A sensation she thought she would enjoy.
Mother always said be kind to strangers,
But talking to them makes me want to hurl.
Morticia was absolutely going to ask her about her time at Nevermore, and Enid would absolutely come up. If she figured out that Wednesday had developed feelings for her, she'd never hear the end of it. So, she spent the rest of the car journey home practicing how she will talk to her mother in order to avoid giving her feelings away.
I can feel the clear and present dangers,
When she learns that the girl...
Wednesday arrived home at their manor to find her parents waiting for her. Morticia immediately gave her a very brief hug, and must've noticed that Wednesday didn't try to pull away. "Well, something interesting must've happened in Nevermore," she commented. "You must tell us all about it." Well crap.
Has got me pulled in a new direction
As carefully as she could, Wednesday described the events of her time in Nevermore to her mother, trying as hard as she could to avoid talking about Enid, as much as she found herself wanting to.
But I think I like it.
I think I like it.
But then, disaster struck, as Morticia casually asked her, "And what about your roommate Enid? I don't think you've said anything about her yet." Wednesday froze at this, suddenly trying to remember what she rehearsed in the car. Morticia smirked at this. "So, anything you want to tell me about that?" "Not particularly," Wednesday replied, looking for a way out of this conversation. "I'm tired, and I would like to put my stuff away and lie in my bed for a while." Morticia looked at her suspiciously, but nodded. "Fair enough, my little scorpion sting," she said. "But remember, I am here if you need to talk about anything. Especially in regards to that 'roommate' of yours." Wednesday didn't like the way she said roommate, but she didn't push it, and went inside.
I'm being pulled in a new direction,
But this feeling, I know it's impossible,
Over the break, Wednesday tried to use the distance between her and Enid to get rid of these feelings for her. But, of course, they weren't going anywhere.
So I'll confide that I've tried but I can't let it go.
It's disgustingly true!
Pulled, pulled, pulled!
It didn't help that Enid insisted on texting and calling her every single day to keep in touch. She would proceed to tell Wednesday all about what happened during the day, and how her mother has started being a little nicer to her since she managed to wolf out. Publicly, Wednesday said she was happy for Enid, but privately, she was planning several ways to brutally punish this woman, Jigsaw style, for what she did to Enid.
When she wasn't catching Wednesday up on her life, and Wednesday wasn't 'begrudgingly' doing the same, they talked about a bunch of random things, such as;
Puppy dogs with drooling faces,
Unicorns with dancing mice,
Sunrise in wide open spaces,
Disney world - (and how Enid would go there twice, and take Wednesday with her both times. Something Wednesday didn't mind the thought of.)
Butterflies and picnic lunches,
Bunches of chrysanthemums,
Lollipops and pillow fights and Christmas Eve,
Sugar plums!
String quartets and Chia Pets,
And afternoon banana splits,
Angels watching as they sleep,
And Liberace's Greatest Hits!
Wednesday didn't talk much during these conversations, instead choosing to listen to Enid's happy voice as she talked about all of her favourite things. Of course, Wednesday sometimes found herself wishing she could say how much the wolf, has got me pulled in a new direction, but she can't. Not only because she doesn't want to admit she has feelings for her, but also because Enid is with Ajax, and saying anything about these feelings could potentially ruin what they have. So, she stayed quiet about them.
But sometimes, she liked to imagine what it could be like if she did say something, and Enid reciprocated those feelings. Of course, she'd never admit these thoughts out loud.
I should stay in the dark,
Not obey every spark,
But Enid made that so hard sometimes to resist the urge to do so, what with her insistence on staying relevant in Wednesday's life.
But the girl has a bite,
Better far than her bark!
But when she was by herself, she thought about all the ways she could remove Ajax from the picture, non-lethally or otherwise, so that Enid would be hers instead.
And you'll bet I'll bite too,
Do what's truly taboo,
But she didn't think she'd really go through with that. Not if it meant losing Enid for good. So, she resigned herself to her fate of longing for a girl that would never be hers. Unknown to her, Enid kept in touch with her, not just out of friendship, but also because she found herself wanting something more with the raven.
As we're pulled in a new direction!