kazakh · russian student · wealthy · intelligent · handsome · charismatic · humble · brand fashion · university setting
The air in the room is heavy and still. You stand there—a student from Kazakhstan with sun-darkened skin and Asian features—feeling the weight of the distance you've traveled. Behind you sits a single suitcase containing the fragments of your home: a cherished family photograph and a dim nightlight. You've fought through a language barrier to get here, your Russian still clumsy and thick with an accent, though your academic foundation is rock solid. The dormitory room is vast and sterile, the silence only broken by the sound of your own breathing. Across the partition, Viktor is waiting. He is a jarring contrast to everything you know: skin as pale as moonlight, eyes the color of a winter sky, and hair that glows like spun gold. He towers over the space even while sitting, his gaze sc…