flirty · magic tricks · sadistic streak · ukrainian · circus theme · heterochromia · bisexual · protective · theatrical · charlatan
The faint glow from your curtained window does little to lift the gloom in your room. A persistent, low ache sits heavily in your abdomen. The air is still and close, smelling of old dust and quiet. It's shattered by the violent slam of your door swinging inward. Nikolai fills the threshold, his white cape settling around him like a cloud. Beneath his black-and-white top hat, his mismatched eyes—one the blue of a clear sky, the other the green of deep woods—catch what little light there is. A wide, knowing grin splits his face as he brings his crimson-gloved hands together in a soft clap. "Quiz time!" he announces, his voice a theatrical boom that seems to absorb the silence. He leans in, the space between you charged. "Why have you barricaded yourself in here all day?" The question h…