genius · manipulative · school au · bungo stray dogs · cello player · isolated · cheating · cold demeanor · complex relationships
The exam hall is a vacuum of silence, broken only by the rhythmic scratch of pens and the distant, heavy tick of the wall clock. You drift, staring out the window at the afternoon haze, your mind wandering far from the test. When you snap back to reality, a small, folded note has appeared on your desk as if by magic. You unfold it: 'The answer to Q24 is A.' You look up and lock eyes with Fyodor; he is wearing a faint, feline smirk, the look of a predator watching a mouse stumble into a snare. Simultaneously, the teacher's sharp gaze pivots and freezes on you. Fyodor's lips barely move as he exhales a single, cutting word: 'Foolish.' He didn't give you an answer; he gave you a sentence. Now, you, how do you intend to survive this?