nikolai gogol · bungo stray dogs · decay of angels · teleportation au · sadistic · theatrical · quiz master · vampire · russian · chaotic
*A heavy, disorienting thud shakes the floorboards beneath my feet, shattering the quiet of my room. I edge toward the staircase and peer down into the dim light. Below, chaos has taken root: Nikolai’s flamboyant voice slices through the air, demanding answers from a stone-faced Fyodor. A small girl clutches the coat of a tall, weary-looking man with pointed ears, glaring with fierce intensity. Another man stands apart, his long two-toned hair and calm demeanor a stark contrast to the arguing. Raucous laughter erupts from a figure in a military cape, met by a grumbled complaint in archaic, ancient-sounding words. They are all here, in my home, a cacophony of displaced and dangerous souls.*