bitter sweet (wednesday x Enid/wenclair)

return to nevermore

wednesday was on her was back to school for her second semester

"are you looking forward to returning to nevermore my little viper?" her father asked
"i suppose I'm not apposed to it." she replied coldly
"thats a start for you my little storm cloud" he said pridefully
"we're very proud Wednesday" her mother chimed in

wednesday stared out the window watching the scenery

after saying their goodbyes she made her way to her room and was met with a familiar bubbly voice
Enid ran up to her practically skipping "o.m.g
I'm so happy to see you i missed you so much" she ranted

wednesday's POV

i started to unpack my stuff when Enid opened her arms "bring it in roomie" which ofc i ignored
"aww come on you've hugged me beforee i thought you were finally warming up to it" "i am its just gonna take time Enid..."

"ill take it!" she squealed happily i finally finished reorganising things so they were in proper order and decided to read a book
"watcha readingg?" she questioned
"the shining rather unrealistic for my taste bit its an enjoyable read"
before i knew it i wad ranting about the importance of morbid description in the genre and how its sanitisation was in fact the horror genre's down fall
to my surprise she was listening.. like not just tolerating it. actually listening to something I'm interested in

Enid's POV:

after unpacking i noticed wednesday was reading something i know she enjoyed books but usually shed be writing so curious i asked what she was reading
she was so passionate about it.. I'd never seen her face light up quite so much when describing the importance of vivid detail

i caught myself smiling as she spoke usually I'm not interested in horror at all but it felt like i could listen to her for hours

she stopped seeming confused by something "eh why'd you stop whats up??"
"i doubt you care all to much for my rambles" "no no no no I'm happy you're happy!"
i felt a fuzzy feeling in my stomach again
i could feel my cheeks go slightly warm as i looked at her smile

how did i not notice how nice her smile is? maybe because she never really smiles.. i wanna change that i can't explain why but every part of me just wanted to make her happy
"would you want to get get some coffee with me" i asked "i don't see a reason why not i suppose so"

wednesday's POV

Enid and i walked to the café for a moment walking in a comfortable silence.
its strange as she was usually yapping about some dramatical nonsense
my first thought was that the quiet in her company was rather pleasant
my second thought was to enquire on why she was acting in such a peculiar manner i wouldn't say i was in the best state mentally myself however at the moment Enid was my top priority for reasons unbenounced to me

"you're unusually quiet.."
she immediately perked up "Sorry Wens- i was just thinking"
"Wens?" i questioned her eyes widen as she realised
"oh god in sorry wednesday i didn't mean to make you uncomfortable or anythi-" i cut her off "its fine Enid. if its simpler you may"
she squealed happily "omg you mean it 'wens!'"
"don't push it. take the win"
"okay- okay-"

we continued to walk getting a drink each and sitting down i got my usual. quad on ice
Enid however was a lot less simple with her order wanting an overly sweet drink thats had too long of a name to give

we made our way back to the dorm she put some headphones in offering one for me to listen too
i reluctantly took it it was some obnoxious pop music i felt like my ears were bleeding from such torcher but she seemed to enjoy it so id withstand it.
as a result of that i had a headache wanting to go straight to bed

i jolted up in a cold sweat frantically looking around and breathing heavily clutching my stomach feeling for the knife.. no knife no blood.. no cold dead eyes of crackstone.

night terrors I'd been plagued by them since the incident with crackstone..
i hate to admit it but they aren't the good sort of nightmares..

enid looked up from her phone dropping it and rushing over
"hey.. hey.. its okay.. I'm here.. im right here" she reassured me in a soft and concerned tone sitting on the edge of my bed
"can i give you a hug"
usually i would've denied any affection but Enid's hugs felt, safe and warm,
usually a feeling i found foul
but it was nice.. even if the only one I've had from her is when she was covered in blood.

"yeh okay." i said coldly trying to mask my her effect on me

"wait rlly?!" she squealed
"enid. don't make me change my mind"
"oops sorry wednesday.." she held me close in her arms and i let myself bury my face into shoulder

Enid's POV.

I was scrolling tiktok not ready to go to sleep just yet wednesday was already fast asleep after having a head ache

i hear a frantic shuffle of bedsheets followed by a shallow gasping
i looked up at the girl across from me who was sat up frantically gasping and clutching her stomach

i rushed to her side sitting on her bed
"hey.. hey.. its okay.. I'm here.. im right here" i reassured her
"can i give you a hug?" i knew she didnt always like hugs and im working on boundaries
to my surprise she nodded "yeh okay.."
in my disbelief i squealed earning a hard glance and a threat to take it back

i scooped her in my arms surprised of light she was.. as she buried her head in my jumper her breathing relaxed
i never realised how fragile she rlly seems..
i felt her warm breath on my neck making a shiver run down my spine

"so... you want to talk about it..?"

the silence was deafening.

just as i thought i wasnt going to get an answer her broke the silence

"cragstone ever since ive had these vivid night terrors.." her voice was different.. it was shaky
"that night he stabbed me in the stomach-"
i cut her off
"You were stabbed?!-" she cut me off her cold commanding tone returning for the moment
"not the point"
"that night he twisted the knife in my gut and left me in the tomb to die.. i cant stop reliving it.."
"its okay.. I'm here for you"
"you don't have to do that"
"i know but i don't want you to be alone"
i waited for her to fall asleep before falling asleep myself

Wednesday's POV

i woke up in her arms it felt like a thousand spiders were crawling around in my stomach i can't for the life of me explain the fuzzy pit in my stomach
but in a way it felt nice hmm perhaps im sick evidence pointed to this as my completion was much more red then usual and i felt warm and fuzzy all over
yh thats it.
im sick.

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