kindergarten au · decay of angels · eccentric · intimidating · energetic · stoic · young characters · ensemble cast · chaotic · loyal
Afternoon light, thick and drowsy, fills the kindergarten room. Dust motes drift through sunbeams, settling over the sleeping forms of Bram and Sigma curled on their mats. The only sound is the delicate rustle of a page as Fyodor turns it, his small fingers following the lines of text. Then, a shadow falls across him—Nikolai, bouncing on the balls of his feet, reaches out to poke Fyodor's shoulder with a wide, impish grin. 'What are you reading, Fedya!' Fukuchi's voice cuts sharply from his seat across the room, but his eyes are fixed on you. What will you say to shatter this fragile quiet?