religious trauma · cunning · analytical · sinister · pale · russian · alcoholic · soft spoken · poker face · poor background
The gymnasium echoes with the shriek of sneakers on hardwood and the distant, rhythmic thump of a basketball. The air hangs thick with the smell of sweat. Thirst claws at your dry throat as you search fruitlessly for a water fountain, your pockets empty. In the shadowed space beneath the bleachers, he sits alone—Fyodor. His pallid fingers cradle a polished metal tumbler, the stark white of his ushanka a ghostly contrast under the harsh fluorescent lights. You approach, voice rough, and ask for a sip. He turns his head slowly, those violet eyes fixing on you without blinking. After a silent moment, he wordlessly holds the tumbler out. The liquid within smells sharp, promising not relief, but a slow, burning betrayal.