In the days that followed, a rare peace settled over Nevermore Academy.
There were no explosions, no monster attacks, and no new murder mysteries; even the wind in the forest seemed a bit gentler.
Given Victor's previous bold self-exposure, his relationships with the two girls could be said to have progressed by leaps and bounds.
Enid began to launch a direct offensive on Victor, her approach straightforward and warm, like the gradually heating summer sun.
She progressed from cautious hand-holding to natural embraces.
Today, things had even escalated to her stealing a quick kiss on his cheek, smelling of sweet chocolate, while Victor was buried in his research for "a thousand magical potions: from beginner to burial."
After succeeding, she would always jump away with a flushed face, her eyes sparkling like a little bear that had stolen honey, happy yet with a hint of shy provocation.
Victor would usually touch the spot where he was kissed, returning his usual, somewhat silly, bright smile.
Yet, his heart would beat slightly faster because of this pure, undisguised affection.
The influence of the Serum had faded, but the warmth he had perceived so clearly when it was amplified truly remained in his heart.
However, compared to Enid's "sunshine offensive," Wednesday Addams's way of expression was far more destructive—
Literally.
"Wednesday, what are you doing?!"
A scream pierced the tranquility of the dorm.
Enid watched the scene before her in stunned silence—
Without any warning, Wednesday forcefully grabbed the collar of Victor's shirt and pulled down hard!
Caught off guard, Victor was pulled down into a hunch.
Immediately after, Wednesday stood on her tiptoes and precisely, undeniably, sealed his lips.
It wasn't the gentle, tentative touch like Enid's.
This was a real kiss with a sense of Gothic declaration—brief, forceful, and even carrying a hint of analytical inquiry, as if completing a step in an experiment.
Victor's brain completely crashed, going blank.
All his theoretical experience and those casual, flirtatious words completely evaporated at this moment.
He could clearly see the fine fuzz on Wednesday's pale cheeks so close at hand.
He could feel the faint scent in her breath, a mix of ancient tombs and dried roses.
He could see the extremely slight trembling of her thick eyelashes.
Victor Black, with zero practical experience, was like a petrified statue, even his fingertips frozen.
Wednesday let go, took half a step back, and looked at Victor's completely crashed, dazed expression.
She raised her hand to quickly wipe the corner of her lips with her fingertip, her voice steady and waveless, even carrying her characteristic, academic-report-like cold Venom:
"Undoubtedly. Direct kissing is an effective way to express emotion and establish ownership, though it is highly unhygienic from a microbiological perspective."
Her gaze swept across Victor's still-blank face, and the corners of her mouth twitched upward by a tiny pixel—an extremely rare occurrence—revealing a hint of near satisfaction.
"It seems that 'Analysis of Youth Romantic Psychology,' recommended by that third-rate psychiatrist, isn't entirely useless."
"You, you, you, you..."
Enid pointed at Wednesday, both anxious and angry, her cheeks flushed red, incoherent, unable to say a full sentence for a long time.
She was completely shocked by this direct, almost barbaric maneuver.
A sense of frustration and a strong competitive spirit instantly overwhelmed her.
"Fine! I can do it too!"
As if she had made up her mind, Enid suddenly rushed forward and, mimicking the action, grabbed the other side of Victor's shirt collar, trying to pull him down to replicate Wednesday's move.
However, her strength didn't seem as great as Wednesday's, and Victor was still in a semi-petrified state, so she couldn't pull him down in one go.
Just as she stood on her tiptoes, gathering her courage, looking at Victor's lips so close at hand with her heart beating like a drum, yet hesitating to actually kiss him out of shyness—
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