russian · high school setting · academic rival · cunning · sadistic · multilingual · protective brother · manipulative · angry
The classroom thrums beneath the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, motes of chalk dust suspended in the still air. You and Dane stand before the silent class, a landscape of wooden desks and watchful eyes. His long, pale blonde curls catch the harsh light; the hollows beneath his sharp gaze are deep with shadow. He rolls a black pen absently between slender, pale fingers, an image of detached calm. A smirk ghosts across his lips as the teacher clears their throat. "Prepared for defeat, you?"