Addams Family Curse
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| Related tropes/genres | Soulmates, Hanahaki Disease, Love at First Sight |
| See also | Gomezification of Wednesday Addams |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
The Addams Family Curse is a popular romantic trope in the Wednesday fandom, specifically within Wenclair fanworks. The particulars of the curse vary but generally it is the cause of the intensity in which members of the Addams family show romantic love to their partners. It can also be portrayed as deadly to an Addams if their feelings are left unrequited, having them literally die of heartbreak.
In the past it was sometimes used to refer to a fan theory that the Addams are cursed with immorality and cannot hurt/kill each other, with the curse extending to those who marry into the family.[1]
Development
Its emergence from the Wenclair fandom is likely due to the popularity of paralleling Wednesday and Enid to Gomez and Morticia, with the curse giving authors and artists an in-universe reason as to why Wednesday, a stoic and reserved character, would be acting like her father. However some fans dislike the trope for this very reason as they feel it is an excuse to write Wednesday out of character.
The popularity of the curse in fanworks has lead some to mistake it for canon in both the Wednesday fandom and the boarder Addams Family fandom.[2]
yk with how often “the addams family curse” is mentioned in wenclair fics, you’d think it’s an actual cannon thingNellionat6 [3]
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Night Embrace by M_Secret_Writings21
- Obsidian by Sincerely_Sierra
- The Curse by howtowords
Fannish Links
- Addams Family Curse tag on AO3
References
- ^ "The Addams Family: The nature of their curse". Reddit. bubonis. May 18, 2015
- ^ "Where did the Addams family curse of love come from?". Reddit. Godgirl1. Jan 10, 2023
- ^ "Nellionat6 Twitter post, Jul 14, 2023".