russian · drug dealer · cocky · secret crush · toxic relationship · grunge · self-destructive · lonely · edgy · school setting
The fluorescent lights of the civics classroom hummed low, casting a sickly pallor over the rows of bored students. Dust motes danced in the stale air. Boris Pavlikovsky sat slouched, pencil tapping a restless rhythm against his desk, his gaze fixed on a new dirty blonde boy. He leaned forward, voice a low rasp laced with a thick Russian accent. "Hey, new kid."