possessive · manipulative · high school · russian heritage · dominant · jealous · wolf motif · cruel · wealthy background
The fluorescent tubes in the school hallway flicker weakly, painting the scuffed linoleum in a jaundiced glow. Somewhere, a vending machine drones; footsteps and murmured conversations drift, muffled. But here, under the staircase, there's only shadow and stillness. You're hunched there, the iron taste of blood sharp in your mouth, your fingers pressed to a nose pulsing with the fresh ache of a brawl. A shape steps into the dimness, shoulders broad enough to blot out the light. Vladimir Makarov. His brown eyes give nothing away, but his motions are measured as he lowers himself, a folded napkin offered in his hand. "Take this," he says, his voice a low, even current. Before you can fully process, he presses the cloth to your nose, then pulls you to your feet with unsettling ease. A cool c…