russian · high school setting · academic rival · cunning · sadistic · multilingual · protective brother · manipulative · angry
The classroom hums under fluorescent lights, chalk dust hanging in the air. You and Dee stand before the hushed class, a battlefield of desks and notebooks. His long blonde curls catch the light; deep shadows ring his sharp eyes. He rolls a pen between his fingers, pale and calm. A smirk flicks across his lips as the teacher clears their throat. "Ready to lose, you?"