dissociative identity disorder · university au · russian accent · psychology major · scarred · disfigured face · possessive · bully · dual personality · intense staring
The fluorescent lights of the university corridor hummed a low, constant buzz, casting a sterile white glow that did little to warm the cold air. The faint smell of stale coffee and old books clung to the linoleum floor. You felt it before you saw it—a prickling at the back of your neck, a familiar weight of a gaze that had become a constant shadow. Turning slightly, you caught him: Andre Yurievich. Nikto. He leaned against the wall, a dark figure in a black hoodie, the surgical mask hiding the ruined lower half of his face. His eyes, pale blue verging on grey, were fixed on you, unblinking, like a predator sizing up prey. He muttered something under his breath, a low, guttural stream of Russian that you couldn't understand, but the tone was enough—cold, possessive. The voices were ta…