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“Enid.”
“Mmm?” Enid trails her lips down her girlfriend’s jawline, pressing her against the dorm door.
“Enid.”
“What, baby?” The wolf kisses the soft spot behind the raven’s ear and begins tugging her black shirt up.
Only to be shoved away.
“What’s wrong?” Enid frowns.
Wednesday directs her gaze over her girlfriend’s shoulder pointedly.
Enid turns.
“Ah! YOKO!!”
The vampire stands with crossed arms and an amused expression in the middle of the room.
“What the hell! How long have you been there??”
“Uh, since you guys barged in here trying to devour each other about five minutes ago.”
“What??”
“Wolfie, there’s only one door to this room. And you’re currently pressed up against it.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?!”
“I figured my judgemental gaze would eventually tip you off. Though I’m definitely questioning your werewolf instincts right now.”
“Ugh.” Enid thumps her head against the door.
“Don’t worry. It even took Addams a conspicuously long time to notice.” Yoko grins wickedly at the shorter girl.
Wednesday scowls deeply. “Enid was blocking my view of the room.”
“Nah. You were just too busy getting marked up.”
The seer barely resists the urge to cover the fresh bite she can feel stinging her neck. “It seems I’ve found a candidate to break in my new crossbow on.”
Yoko snickers. “Can you even shoot straight after that makeout session?”
Wednesday starts to advance on the vampire, but Enid grabs her arm. “Yoko.”
“Sorry, couldn’t resist.”
“Aren’t you supposed to be out with Bianca right now?”
“She ended it early since she has a date.”
“Of course she does.”
“Might I remind you that you have a perfectly usable room right across the hall for your activities.”
“Yeah but all my stuff is in here!”
Yoko raises an eyebrow. “Oh?”
“Not like that!” Enid blushes furiously. “I just mean all my stuff for school.”
“Yeah you totally looked like you were going to be doing school work.”
“I mean…eventually!”
“Right.”
“Whatever!”
“Can’t you just bring your stuff over there?”
“There’s not enough desk space for both our stuff because of all the random jarred body parts Wednesday has.”
Yoko grimaces. “Well that’s…horrifying.”
“I could add your eyeballs to my collection if you’d like,” the Addams says seriously.
“Pass. But thanks for the incredibly kind offer. I’m flattered.”
Wednesday yanks the door open.
“Where are you going?” Enid asks earnestly.
“Away from Tanaka’s presence.”
The wolf’s shoulders slump. “Well I’ll see you later. I actually really do have to study, and I know you want to go work on case stuff.”
The seer hesitates by the door, considering offering to go to the library. But they just got back from a full day of classes and clubs, and if she’s honest, she doesn’t really want to go out again.
“I will see you at dinner.”
Enid nods and kisses her girlfriend’s cheek. “Love you.”
Wednesday’s eyes flicker in reciprocation before she sends one last glare at Yoko and sweeps out of the room.
The door slams behind her.
“Sooo.”
“What, Yoko?” Enid sighs and sits at her desk.
“When are you two gonna move in together?”
“What?”
“Oh come on, don’t tell me you haven’t thought about it. You’ve been dating well over a year now.”
Enid shrugs. “Wednesday likes her space.”
“You like her space too.”
The wolf rolls her eyes. “I don’t know. I’m pretty sure she’s never roomed with anyone before. What if we’re bad roommates?”
“I mean, if you can somehow tolerate the jarred body parts she apparently has then I think you’ll be fine.”
“It’s not me I’m worried about. It’s her. I just feel like I’ll be a lot.”
“That girl loves you.”
Enid smiles softly. “I know.”
“So give it a chance?”
“You and Divina don’t live together.”
“Well you know what they say. Distance makes the heart grow hornier.”
“Okay, ew.”
“And we aren’t as clingy as you two.”
“We aren’t clingy!”
“You literally sleep with her sweatshirt on nights you aren’t over there.”
“Well that’s just…a werewolf thing!”
“Uh huh.”
“Whatever. I actually have to study!”
Yoko smirks and flops back on her bed. “Next time I’ll put a sock on the door just to announce I’m actually here.”
“Shut up!”
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What are you doing? Thing taps on the desk.
Wednesday glares at her flip phone. “Calling the furniture store.”
No one calls Ikea.
“Well how else am I supposed to order a desk?”
Using a computer like a normal functioning member of society.
“Absolutely not.”
Thing shrugs. Guess Enid will just always live across the hall then.
Wednesday frowns and glances wistfully at the door.
The hand takes pity on the girl. If you ask her, she can help you order one.
“No. I must do this myself. I need the space prepared first.”
Why?
Wednesday twitches uncomfortably. “To show her that this room can be functional for both of us.”
Thing looks around. The dorm is plenty big enough for two people. In fact, it was meant to be for two until Wednesday threatened the housing department with arson and disposed of all the ‘woeful’ school-provided furniture.
He points knowingly at the seer. You’re scared she will say no.
“I’m not scared.”
She won’t say no.
Wednesday glances at the body parts on her desk and the murder board in the corner. She’s not scared Enid will say no (mostly). She’s scared Enid will say yes and then immediately regret it.
Thing then understands. She loves you for who you are.
The seer huffs and shuts her phone. “Which is why we must make a trip to an abysmal furniture store.”
The hand leaps onto the girl’s shoulder, practically vibrating with excitement.
He’d always wanted to go to Ikea.
2 hours later, Wednesday Addams is sweating.
And sneering.
And swearing.
“I told you that piece doesn’t go there!”
Thing pounds his fist. Look at the directions!
“These directions are a map to hell!”
That would mean they’re a map to this room!
“Only because you’re here right now!”
Ironic coming from-
A sharp knock rattles the door.
They both look at it in horror. Then back at each other.
Wednesday scrambles up and opens it, careful not to give much view into the room.
“Wends, hey!” Enid smiles brightly on the other side. “It’s like way past dinner time. We both got caught up in our work.”
The seer’s eyes flit to the furniture disaster on her floor. “So we did.”
The wolf tilts her head. “Everything alright? You look kinda…sweaty.”
“I came across some evidence that required extra effort to procure.”
“Oh! Can I see it?” Enid tries to poke her head into the room.
“Perhaps another time.” Wednesday hastily steps into the hallway and shuts the door. “As you said, it’s well past the hour for dinner.”
“Right…” The werewolf eyes her girlfriend suspiciously. But the hunger in her stomach ultimately wins out. “Want to go to Ricci’s? I think they’re still open.”
Wednesday nods and starts down the hall. For once appreciative of a destination other than her room.
Enid rants about her upcoming journalism project their entire walk there. But somehow the non-stop talking actually calms the raven from her previous murderous mood.
She’d take listening to Enid Sinclair ramble over assembling a desk any day.
“So,” the wolf sighs as their food is finally brought to the table. “What have you been up to the last few hours?”
“Working on a case.”
“Is that all you’re gonna say about it?”
“There isn’t much else to say. The pieces of it are still very…fragmented.”
“Well, maybe I could help?”
Wednesday resists the urge to scowl. It was probably true that Enid’s proclivity for design would serve them well in desk assembly. Or at the very least her werewolf strength could be put to good use.
But no.
Wednesday Addams refuses to be beaten by a goddamn piece of furniture.
“That isn’t necessary.”
“Oh. Okay.”
The raven’s heart sinks as the wolf’s face falls.
“What I mean is that I am simply in the early stages. But your help may be required later.”
“Okay…”
Wednesday clenches her fists. Just ask.
“Enid, about earlier-”
“Oh!” The wolf scratches the back of her neck. “Yeah, sorry about that.”
“...What?”
“About Yoko being there! I should’ve been more aware.
“We were both unaware.”
“Well, yeah. But it’s my room. And I was totally about to take your shirt off in front of her.”
Wednesday’s ears go red. “At least that would’ve given me an excuse to harvest her eyeballs.”
“Actually I think you would’ve needed to cut out her tongue.”
The Addams locks eyes with the predator across from her.
Suddenly Wednesday is wishing there wasn’t a disassembled desk covering her entire dorm room floor.
But there doesn’t have to be.
“Enid, I was wondering-”
“Hey guys, fancy seeing you two here.”
One Bianca Barclay strolls up to the table.
“Hey!” Enid grins. “What are you doing here?”
“Just escaped a bad blind date. Turns out Kent set me up with Xavier.”
Enid makes a face. “Why would you trust Kent to set you up?”
Bianca shrugs. “Overly optimistic I guess. A mistake I won’t be making again. I only lasted about 20 minutes before I wanted to pull an Addams and stick a fork in Xavier’s arm.”
“I would’ve paid to see that.” The werewolf smirks and glances at her girlfriend, but is perplexed to find the girl scowling at the siren in an even sharper way than usual. She immediately wants to ask what’s wrong, but knows the seer won’t appreciate the question in present company.
“Addams.” Bianca turns to the raven, unfazed by the dirty look she receives. “Sorry again I kicked your ass in practice yesterday.”
“It only means your blood will spill that much more tomorrow.”
Enid rolls her eyes at the dramatics, but an adoring smile tugs at her lips all the same.
Bianca shakes her head at the couple. “I still don’t get how you two work.”
“But we do,” Enid says quickly, noticing her girlfriend is looking even more murderous.
“Whatever you say. Anyway, I’ll see you around.” The siren waves and heads out of the restaurant.
Enid sighs. “Want to get out of here?”
The seer drops a stack of cash on the table in response.
Soon they’re trudging back up the stairs of their dorm, walking in silence at the late hour.
The werewolf yawns. “I’m gonna sleep well tonight.”
“As is usually the case since you sleep like the dead.”
“Well, you like the dead, so.” Enid winks at her girlfriend.
Wednesday huffs and continues down the hall.
“Hey,” the werewolf trails after her. “What were you gonna ask earlier? I just remembered you were gonna say something before Bianca got there.”
They stop outside the doors of their rooms.
Bianca’s previous words echo in the raven’s mind.
I still don’t get how you two work.
Wednesday Addams isn’t one to let other’s incompetence sway her. But the line is enough to make her courage wane for the evening.
“I was simply going to ask if your dance instructor has given you a new routine yet.”
“Oh.” Enid’s eyebrows scrunch, picking up on the deflection. “Um, not yet.”
“I see.” The seer places her hand on her doorknob, feeling the desperate need to escape.
The werewolf takes note of it immediately. “Okay, well, goodnight.”
The dejected tone has Wednesday’s hand falling away from her door before she even realizes it. Reaching out to tug her girlfriend into a deep and suffocating kiss.
Enid makes a sound of surprise as her back hits her own door. But she instantly melts into it and pulls the raven closer. Flashing back to their first kiss in this exact same spot last year.
“I can literally hear you guys out there!” Yoko calls from inside the room.
The two part abruptly.
“Yoko!” Enid glares at the door behind her.
“Just saying.”
Wednesday growls and yanks the wolf back in for one last kiss just to spite the vampire. Then pulls away completely.
“Goodnight.”
“Y-Yeah.” Enid is panting by now. All previous moments of suspicion forgotten. “Goodnight.”
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Wednesday’s second failed attempt comes less than 10 hours later.
“Hey, babycakes.” Enid greets her girlfriend with a kiss on the cheek as she sits down next to her in the library after their morning classes. “You sleep okay? You look kinda tired.”
“I was up late on the case.”
Not completely untrue. Wednesday had stayed up most of the night at war with the desk. To the point where Thing had to make himself scarce out of pure self-preservation when 3am rolled around and the seer brought out her machete. But ultimately it ended with Wednesday shoving all the pieces angrily into her closet and passing out on her bed in exhaustion.
“Hmm, well, good thing I got you a quad!” The wolf slides the drink over.
Wednesday takes it with slightly less apathy than usual and brushes her fingers over her girlfriend’s in gratitude.
“So when do I get to hear more about the case?” Enid presses. “It’s been a while since you’ve pulled an all-nighter for one.”
“Only because you force me to sleep.”
“I mean…if we’re cuddling in bed and you just happen to fall asleep at a reasonable hour, is that really my fault?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm fine. I’ll take that accusation. At least it gets you to sleep. Besides, I know you secretly like cuddling.”
“It’s a detestable word.”
“I don’t hear you complaining about the action though.” Enid smirks and leans into her girlfriend’s space.
“You lay on me like a dog.”
The werewolf shrugs. “You’re comfy. Plus I sleep better that way. And…maybe you do too?”
Wednesday falls silent. It’s true she always felt better rested when Enid stayed over. Not that that was ever something she cared about before. But she begrudgingly admits it has its benefits.
“Perhaps.”
Enid smiles in victory. “Knew it.”
The seer shifts in her seat.
Ask her now.
“Hey losers.” Yoko plops down at the table. “What are you guys up to?”
“Oh just talking about how Wednesday needs to get better sleep.” The werewolf nudges her girlfriend in teasing, though the seer grits her teeth at the interruption.
“Ha, so do I,” the vampire mutters.
“Maybe you should bring that up with Divina,” Enid says pointedly.
“Nah, she helps me sleep plenty.”
“Ew.”
“You’re the one that keeps me up.”
“What?”
“By grinding your canines.”
“There’s no way you can hear that from inside your coffin-”
“And moaning Wednesday's name.”
“I do not!” Enid goes bright red.
Yoko is grinning from ear to ear. “You don’t know that you don’t.”
“Shut up! I don’t!”
Wednesday frowns at the completely embarrassed state her girlfriend is in, though she’s not exactly doing much better based on the heat crawling up her neck.
“Keep it up, Tanaka, and you won’t need to worry about your ability to sleep anymore.”
“I suppose I deserved that threat.”
“Yeah, you did!” Enid agrees.
“You know, if you don’t want me to know about your sleeping habits, there is a solution for that.”
Wednesday’s eyebrows furrow in confusion, but Enid cuts in before she can figure it out.
“Yoko.”
The vampire holds up her hands under the alpha wolf’s glare. “Alright. I stand reprimanded.”
“But not absolved,” Wednesday growls.
Enid sighs and stands up. “I have to go to class. Please don’t kill each other while I’m gone?”
“I make no promises.”
Enid figures that’s probably the best she’s gonna get, so she leans over and presses a kiss to dark bangs. “Bye, Wends.”
In a flash of werewolf speed, she’s gone. Leaving the seer and vampire staring each other down across the table.
“Sorry.”
Wednesday can’t fully hide the look of surprise at the apology.
Yoko shrugs. “I can’t resist teasing sometimes. It’s just so easy since you two are both mutually obsessed with each other.”
“We are not obsessed.”
“I didn’t mean it as an insult.”
Wednesday gets up to leave.
“Hey.” Yoko leans forward. “I know you don’t think of us as friends-”
“Not at all-”
“But Enid’s my friend. And she really loves you. So if you ever need anything, let me know, and I may just find the kindness in my heart to help.”
Wednesday narrows her eyes. “What could I ever possibly need your help for?”
“Well I am a vampire.”
“Enid is a werewolf.”
“And you say you’re not obsessed.”
The seer huffs and is about to walk away when a thought occurs to her. “Have you ever assembled your own coffin?”
“Ummm no?”
“Then you are of no use to me right now.”
“I think I’m relieved by that honestly.”
Wednesday rolls her eyes, but shoots the vampire the smallest of nods before walking away.
Yoko shakes her head. “And I thought I’d be the craziest person I knew in college.”
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“What do you mean you don’t offer refunds?”
Wednesday grips her flip phone hard enough to crush it as a voice drawls on the other end.
“I’m not going all the way back to your hell hole to return something that never worked in the first place!”
The voice mumbles something in disinterest.
“No, I didn't read the instructions! Because there was nothing to read. It was all just useless diagrams that were completely out of order!”
Another grunt on the line.
“Of course I can count! I can count in 23 different languages and I assure you none of them help decipher your so-called instructions.”
More monotone.
“Don’t you dare put me on hold again or so help me I will-”
Elevator music blasts through the phone.
Wednesday slams it closed in disgust.
Thing hesitantly peeks out of his house. Sooo how’s it going?
“These people are imbeciles!”
The hand smartly chooses not to point out that ‘these people’ could probably at least assemble a desk.
Maybe you can try another store?
“To what end?” Wednesday snaps. “Who’s to say their products will be any better?”
It’s then that Thing realizes the seer’s frustration isn’t really about the desk.
You know, you could simply ask her.
“What do you think I’ve been trying to do the last three days?”
You’re overthinking it.
“I don’t overthink. I prepare.”
So you feel unprepared to ask her?
“No, I…” Wednesday clenches her jaw. “I know I want to ask her. I just don’t know how.”
Thing gives his most sympathetic look. Perhaps you can start by just talking with her.
As if on cue, the raven’s phone rings. She considers throwing it out the window, but then remembers only one person could actually be calling her, and it’s not Ikea.
“Enid?”
“Hey!” The wolf’s cheery voice floats over the line. “I just wanted to let you know I got out of dance early and am going with the team to get milkshakes.”
Wednesday glances at her watch, surprised at how much of the afternoon she wasted in the hellish purgatory that is customer service. “I see.”
“You can come if you want, but I figured you’d rather not.”
“You figured correctly.”
Enid’s eyeroll is almost audible. “You still working on that case?”
“Unfortunately.”
“It’s really stumping you, huh?”
“You have no idea.”
“But I would if you told me about it.”
Wednesday rubs her temples. “I assure you there is nothing dangerous nor suspicious about it. I haven’t even threatened anyone.”
“I mean, that kinda sounds suspicious.”
The Addams pauses as she remembers the multitude of threats she hurled at unwitting call agents today. “I haven’t meaningfully threatened anyone.”
Enid snorts, despite herself. “Sure, babycakes.”
“I just need to…figure some things out. Then I will give you a full debrief.”
“Alright, you better.” Enid relents. “I’ll see you for dinner?”
“Yes.”
“Good. Okay, I have to go-”
“Enid.”
“Yeah?” The werewolf is obviously distracted as the background noise increases around her.
“I…love you.”
The pause on the line is long enough for Wednesday to wonder if the call disconnected. But then her girlfriend’s voice rings out clearly again, without any background noise.
“I love you too, Wednesday.”
The seer nods, then remembers she can’t actually be seen. “I will pick you up for dinner.”
“Okay.” Enid’s smile is practically visible through the phone, and it makes Wednesday’s lips twitch ever so slightly. “I really have to go though. Sorry.”
“It’s fine.”
“Bye, Wends.”
The call ends.
Wednesday sets the phone down and looks at Thing. “Perhaps we should try again.”
That’s the spirit.
“Don’t make me nailgun your fingers before we even begin.”
Wouldn’t dream of it.
An hour later, another desk has been procured. But it ends up in the dumpster after a singular failed attempt at assembling it.
“It’s not right,” Wednesday grumbles to the hand on her shoulder. “She needs a bigger one with space for all her things. Which are plentiful.”
Thing lifts his fingers in agreement.
The seer huffs as she sees the time, realizing she had to go meet Enid soon. “Another day wasted.”
Thing taps her shoulder. It’s not a waste.
Wednesday rolls her eyes.
You love her, don’t you?
“I don’t see how that’s relevant.”
It’s never a waste to try to do something for someone you love.
“Stop sounding like my father.”
He’s a wise man.
“Go say that to his face.”
Send me back to him and I will.
Wednesday glares at the hand as she heads toward her car. Though her silence is enough of a response.
If she’s going to be unsuccessful in procuring a new roommate, she isn’t sending away her current one.
But she’s also Wednesday Addams.
Who is never unsuccessful at anything.
So she will assemble the perfect desk for Enid.
At least that’s what she keeps telling herself for the next two days.
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“Enid.”
“Hmm?” The werewolf looks over and jumps when she sees a certain broody goth standing right next to her. “Oh! Hey, Wends! I didn’t hear you come in!”
“Perhaps Tanaka was on to something about those werewolf instincts.”
Enid pouts. “No fair. I had my headphones on and you can be scarily quiet!”
“Tanaka let me in and was her usual rambunctious self when she left.”
“Well I was lost in the kpop!”
“A true form of self-torture.”
Enid rolls her eyes. “What are you doing over here anyway? I thought you had an essay to write?”
“I…do.”
A slow smile spreads across the wolf’s face. “Did you miss me or something?”
Wednesday scowls. “I saw you only an hour ago.”
“That wasn’t a no.”
“It wasn’t a yes either.”
“Hmm, well.” Enid grasps the drawstrings of the seer’s sweatshirt to pull her closer. Then leans up so they’re mere inches apart. “If you weren’t missing me, you can always leave.”
Brown eyes go hazy as they stare down at blue.
Enid smirks wickedly and leans back in her chair. “You know, since you just saw me-”
Wednesday crashes into the wolf with force that would’ve sent them both flying if Enid’s chair wasn’t pressed against her desk. She straddles the taller girl and tugs at blonde hair to gain better access to the wolf’s mouth with her own.
Enid groans into the kiss and wraps her arms tightly around her girlfriend’s torso beneath her sweatshirt. Though it’s not long before she’s pulling the sweatshirt off entirely, leaving Wednesday in just her t-shirt underneath.
“Shit, Wends.” Enid’s head falls back against the chair as the seer tugs down the collar of her sweater to suck at her pulse. “Yoko better not fucking come back right now.”
“She said she was just getting coffee.”
“Fuck.”
Wednesday pulls away in amusement. Staring in satisfaction at the new red marks on her girlfriend’s neck.
Enid looks up with blazing eyes. “That’s not fair.”
“I believe the juvenile term for this is you started it.”
“That should not sound as hot as it did.”
Wednesday’s lips quirk before she leans in for another deep, but softer kiss. She tells herself she’s taking pity on the wolf by slowing things down. But in reality she does it just as much for her own benefit because she’s also on the brink of not caring if/when the vampire returns.
Enid sighs when they finally pull back. Her breathing is more under control, but her eyes are no less dilated as she looks up at the girl in her lap.
“Can I stay over?”
Wednesday raises an eyebrow.
The wolf ducks her head bashfully. “I mean, it’s been a few days.”
“Has it?” The raven asks dryly.
“Well you’ve been pretty caught up in that case you still won’t tell me about.”
It’s said lightly, but Wednesday can tell the underlying suspicion is growing to a dangerous amount.
She does a quick mental check of the state she left her room in. All of the carnage from her desk building attempts is safely tucked away in her closet. And the murder board doesn’t have too much blood on it.
“You may.”
“Yay!” Enid jumps up, lifting the seer easily in her arms as she does so.
Wednesday quickly grasps her girlfriend’s shoulders and scowls down. “What are you doing, wolf?”
“Carrying you over there.”
“No.”
“Try and stop me then.” Enid grazes her canines over the raven’s collarbone as she says it.
“S-Stop.”
“Hmm. So convincing.”
“Enid.”
“Yeah?” The werewolf fumbles for the door while her lips never leave heated skin. She grins up when she feels the seer’s legs tighten around her. “Were you gonna say something?”
Wednesday makes a disgruntled noise and drags Enid back into a fierce kiss just as she gets the door open.
They stumble into the hallway, which is thankfully empty. (Not that either of them would really notice otherwise). Until Wednesday’s back hits her own door.
She fumbles for the key in her pocket and jams it blindly into the knob.
Seconds later they both crash into the room. Only saved from not completely collapsing to the floor by the werewolf’s raw strength.
“I love you.” Enid practically groans it in the seer’s ear as they fall onto the bed.
Wednesday pulls back just enough to look into blue eyes.
“Prove it then.”
Approximately 46 seconds later, Yoko Tanaka opens the door to her room to find a black sweatshirt on the ground.
She kicks it away.
Then looks suspiciously at Enid’s desk chair, wondering if she should disinfect it.
“Maybe I’m the one that needs to move.”
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Wednesday wakes up to blonde hair in her eyes.
She brushes it away gently as the werewolf nuzzles further into her chest, still deep in sleep.
She sighs and glances at her typewriter, wishing there was a way she could write without moving from her current position. There’s no way she’d ever vocalize that though, because then Enid would insist on getting her a smartphone. Which in Wednesday’s book is a far more terrifying prospect than asking the wolf to move in with her.
Not that that’s exactly going to plan either.
She lies there for another half hour. Stroking her fingers absently through blonde hair and considering her options.
Perhaps she could simply present Enid with her dorm key. She had made a copy of it already. But no, that seemed too bold. She didn’t want the wolf to feel pressured to take the offer.
Or maybe she could suggest Enid bring more and more of her things over gradually until they stumble into living together. That’s already happening to a certain degree anyway. The lack of desk and dresser space is really their biggest obstacle. Something which Wednesday continued to be unsuccessful in overcoming as her closet remained a construction warzone.
So what are her other options?
Before she can figure those out, Enid begins to stir against her chest.
“Mmm hi.” The werewolf looks up with sleepy eyes, smiling dopily.
Wednesday can’t believe how her stomach still twists after all this time. “Hello.”
Enid giggles, and the raven knows what’s coming next.
“Don’t say-”
“You’re so cute in the morning.”
“Incorrigble wolf.”
Enid disregards the insult and leans in for a lazy kiss. “I like waking up with you.”
Wednesday wonders, not for the first time, how her girlfriend can say things like that so easily.
“What time is it?” Enid pulls back with a yawn.
“10:06.”
“Oh, sorry. I know you probably wanted to write.”
“It’s fine. I…”
The werewolf looks over curiously, unused to the raven speaking in incomplete sentences. “You…?”
Wednesday swallows thickly. “Was thinking.”
“Oh? About what?”
“You.”
The seer’s cheeks go bright pink. She hadn’t meant to say that. But looking up at the currently shirtless girl above her made it hard to verbalize anything else.
“Oh?” Blue eyes sparkle in amusement. “What about me?”
Wednesday clears her throat uncharacteristically. “Would you, um…”
Enid immediately softens, never having seen her girlfriend this nervous before except when they first started dating.
“What is it?” She squeezes the raven’s hand encouragingly.
Wednesday curses herself as the words continue to sit in her throat. Speak, Addams.
“What if you…don’t stay over anymore?”
Enid sits up quickly, a flash of hurt going through her eyes that has the seer immediately panicking.
“D-Do you not want me to?”
“That is not what I meant,” Wednesday clarifies hastily.
“Well, what else could that mean then?” The wolf tries to keep the edge out her voice, but she doesn’t quite succeed in it.
“I-I just meant…”
“Wednesday.” The edge is undeniable now. “What’s going on?”
The seer’s eyes flicker around the room.
Then she launches herself from the bed.
“Hey!” Enid stumbles after her, grabbing her shirt from the ground and throwing it on. “Don’t run away from-”
She halts as a door is thrown open. Not the door to the exit. But the one to Wednesday's closet.
“Woah.” Enid gapes at the wreckage of the once perfectly tidy space. Screws, tools, and splintered wood cover the area like a crime scene. “Um, I am so confused right now.”
Wednesday digs her nails into her palms. “It is a desk.”
“Huh?” Enid looks wildly at her girlfriend, then squints back at the disaster of a closet. “Uh, do you mean it was a desk?”
“No, it is.”
“Wends, it’s a pile of wood that looks like it’s been hacked to pieces by a crazy person.”
The seer looks at the ground. “It was supposed to be a desk.”
Enid blinks. “Wait. Did you try to build this? Like from a tree??”
“Don’t be ridiculous.” Wednesday scoffs, but is still unable to look up from the ground.
The werewolf shakes her head until her keen vision lands on a piece of paper in the wreckage. She pulls it out. Then her eyes go even wider.
“This is from Ikea?? Oh my god, what happened to it??”
“It was not cooperating.”
Enid’s jaw is fully on the ground now as laughter bubbles up inside of her. “Wait. Is this the case that’s made you struggle and sweat so much the last few days??”
“It is not as easy as it looks,” Wednesday snaps, her embarrassment turning to aggravation.
Enid immediately relents, knowing there were few things her girlfriend hated more than being thought of as incapable. “I mean, I know these can be tricky to build. But like…why did you even get this? Do you not like the desk you already have?”
The seer grumbles something at the ground.
“What?”
“It’s not for me!”
“Oh. Then who is it for?”
Wednesday looks at her girlfriend with pleading eyes.
Enid inhales sharply as the realization finally dawns on her. She holds up the instructions. “You got this for me?”
A barely visible nod.
“Wends, you…” The wolf’s throat starts to feel tight. “Why?”
“I…thought it was obvious.”
Enid drops the paper and steps toward her girlfriend. “When you asked about me not staying over anymore, you meant-”
“Yes.”
Enid just stares for a moment, unable to form any words.
Wednesday immediately backtracks. “Of course you are not obligated. I understand if-”
She’s cut off by hands on her cheeks and lips on her own.
“Yes,” Enid breathes. “Yes, I’ll move in with you.”
“You will?” Wednesday Addams isn’t generally one to need validation, but she can’t quite believe this whole thing was that easy.
“Of course!” Enid laughs and picks her girlfriend up in her arms to spin them around. “I’ve been wanting to for a while. But I didn’t want to push you. I know you like your space.”
“I do.” Wednesday reaches up to stroke the wolf’s cheek as she’s put back down. “But I do not find you to be an intrusion on it.”
“God, I love you.”
Enid grins into their next kiss.
And Wednesday may just smile a bit into it too.
“Sooo.” Enid smirks as they pull away. “Maybe we should go back to Ikea?”
The raven scowls. “That place is worse than my most horrific daydreams.”
“Yeah, but I’ll be there this time.”
“...Fine. But we have to bring Thing. He said I owe him new drawer organizers after I tried to nail his fingers to the desk.”
“Cute.”
“No.”
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“Well, well.” Yoko sighs deeply. “This is the end of an era.”
Enid nods as she looks at her empty side of the room. “I’ll miss this place.”
“It’s right across the hall, wolfie. I’m sure you’ll still end up here during all your future crashouts.”
“Hey!” Enid nudges her friend. But tears start to prickle her eyes. “I’ll miss you.”
“I’ll miss you too. And hey, if we ever get tired of our new roommates, you can always move back here and Divina can move over there.”
Enid snorts through her tears. “They would absolutely murder each other.”
Yoko shrugs. “Could be kinda hot to watch though.”
The werewolf shakes her head and pulls the vampire into a tight hug.
When they pull back, Yoko clasps Enid’s shoulders. “We’ve come a long way from you spilling coffee on the girl across the hall.”
“Hardly.” Wednesday appears in the open doorway. “She spilled some on me this morning.”
“You made me knock it over!”
“Your lack of control is not my problem.”
“It is when you look at me like that! And don’t tell me you don’t know what I’m talking about!”
Wednesday shoots her girlfriend the same offending look.
“Okay, gross.” Yoko gags. “This is why you guys needed to move in together. I can’t take any more of the eye-fucking.”
“Yoko!”
“Or you can stick around until Divina gets here and see the same-”
“Yeah, no.” Enid practically runs toward the door. Then glances over her shoulder one last time. “See you, Yokes.
“Bye, wolfie.”
With that, the raven and wolf walk across the hall and into room 213.
It’s perfectly split down the middle between light and dark. With the new desk that Enid successfully assembled already filled with colorful notebooks, pens, and other trinkets Wednesday despised.
But somehow it’s already starting to feel more like home than it ever did the last three years she lived in it alone.
“I still can’t believe that whole time your case was just you fighting with a desk.”
Wednesday scowls at her new roommate. “Perhaps I’ve changed my mind.”
“Ha. Sureee. Honestly though, I’m kinda relieved it was just a desk in your closet. A small part of me wondered if you were hiding a body given how suspicious you were acting.”
“I would not hide a body from you.”
“Awww.”
“Enough.”
Enid grins slyly as she leans up against her desk and tugs her girlfriend closer. “So now that I finally have a successfully assembled desk, what should we do with it?”
The seer crosses her arms. “Nothing that involves getting the glitter on it anywhere near me.”
Enid snickers and steals a soft kiss.
“I love you, roomie.”
Wednesday provides her mandatory eyeroll at the new nickname, but she pulls the werewolf back in all the same.
And maybe ends up with glitter on her anyway.