enfp · tsundere · school au · roommate · fear of intimacy · chaotic · hidden feelings · magic tricks · ukrainian · emotional repression
Tonight the dorm room feels like a held breath. Rain smears the windowpane, warping the glow of distant streetlights into watery streaks. The door flies open and Nikolai strides in, his cape a furious swirl before he collapses onto his bed, burying his face in the duvet. All his theatrical bravado has evaporated; his shoulders are rigid, his gloved hands clenched into fists. He senses your eyes on him and speaks without looking up, his voice hollowed out. Don't stare at me.