@ofw0e / XAVIER &* WEDNESDAY

━━━ X [ sms / 2:21 am ] : u know , i don't think i ever got a thank u out of u ━━━ X [ sms / 2:21 am ] : that's not how u treat friends , nes.

no but rlly why was xavier dreaming about tyler every night.

❛ WEDNESDAY ADDAMS ? in my dorm room ? what will everyone think of you darkening my doorstep ? ❜ playful tone is used as he holds his door open , blocking her way from coming inside . after a beat , he smiles &* steps aside , gesturing for her to come in . ❛ what do you need , @venustrape ? I DON'T ASSUME THIS IS A FRIENDLY VISIT . ❜

❛ FOR THE HYDE THING ? ❜ he says it so casually , as if his entire life hadn't been at stake with her accusations . ❛ ya know , in retrospect , i got off pretty easy compared to tyler . tasers &* torture tools , huh ? ALWAYS FIGURED YOU HAD SOME FREAKY TORTURE KINK . goth girls always do . ❜ it's all said playfully as he leans against the banister overlooking the lobby of the school .

a sigh escapes him before he pushes off of it to face her . ❛ i think i should thank you , in some weird way . MY FATHER ACTUALLY SPOKE TO ME ; first time in . . . way too long . &* you actually got that asshole tyler behind bars . i always knew there was something off about him ------ not just in the usual bully way . ❜ shoulders rise &* fall as his hands slip into his jacket pockets . ❛ sorry your boyfriend turned out to be a serial killer ; bummer . though i am kinda surprised that's not your thing . ❜ wry grin as head tilts , then he laughs gently &* shakes his head . ❛ if you ever need someone to talk to . . . i'm one call away , okay ? ❜ hands slide out of his jacket &* are held up in defense as he grins that playful , half smirk smile . ❛ I'LL STOP BEING MUSHY . just saying . you have a friend , @poaetise. ❜

@wednesdcy ( w. addams ) said to ( x. thorpe ) : ❝ JUST BECAUSE I'M TOO SHORT TO REACH THE LOWEST SHELF IN THE CABINET DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULDN'T WATCH OUT FOR YOUR KNEECAPS. ❞

there's a long pause , then a sad little sigh . ❛ you know , you say things like that , &* all i can really picture is a rage filled little chihuahua . i'm genuinely trying to view you as threatening &* i just can't . seriously , i'm wondering if your story about the piranha pool was just made up . ❜ does he like pushing her buttons ? of course ; it's basically his job at this point . when you regularly hung out with literal monsters , an unblinking weird girl was easy to poke &* tease .

@roseguided ( w. addams ) said to ( x. thorpe ) : ❝ ARE YOU STILL MAD AT ME ? ❞

the question draws an amused little quirk to his lips as he considers . ❛ mad ? about what ? you trying to frame me for all the murdering your little boyfriend did ? KIND OF . ❜ a little scoff escapes him before shoulders rise &* fall lackadaisically . if it had been anyone other than tyler , he might still be angry ---------- but at the end of the day , he was just glad to see that piece of shit behind bars . ❛ got my dad to speak to me for the first time in months . wasn't pleasant , but . . . MAYBE I SHOULD BE THANKING YOU . ❜

❛ i guess not . ❜ the SADNESS that touches the psychic's face is palpable ; though it looks so at home in his pre-existing melancholy . she's not the one who put it there , but she continues to make it fester just under the skin . she's good at that ------------------- pushing her dysthymia onto others just to watch them squirm . &* GOD IS HE GOOD AT THAT . why do people like putting him under their microscope so much ? he's tired of being under scrutiny .

❛ that's it , then ? ❜ brow arches slightly , but he makes no move toward her or away . ❛ can you get out of my studio , then ? ❜ HE FEELS SO STUPID . he just admitted he can't get her out of his head &* got completely sidelined . now he's just standing there , awkwardly holding his charcoal &* trying to ignore how his throat feels too tight &* his palms are sweating . ❛ i need to focus on this piece , @ofw0e . ❜