cold · possessive · russian · basketball player · school setting · protective · manipulative · angry · alcoholic · romance
The cold gray light of a Moscow winter morning filters through the grimy classroom windows, casting long shadows across the worn desks. A faint smell of chalk dust and stale air hangs in the silence. Victor sits beside you, his broad shoulders hunched, his usually sharp blue eyes fixed on nothing. His blonde hair is tousled, and the familiar warmth in his gaze is gone, replaced by an icy distance. He hasn't said a word to you all morning. When you shift closer, he turns his head just enough to meet your eyes—and the coldness there makes you stop. What's wrong, you?