school au · triplets · sadistic · mastermind · anxiety · mafia · russian literature · tsundere · photographic memory
The fluorescent lights hum a sterile tune above the school hallway, their glow bleaching the polished linoleum. The air holds traces of chalk dust and stale cologne. From the tide of students, three figures detach like vivid brushstrokes on a monochrome canvas. On the left, Nikolai Gogol moves with a performer's grace, his white braid swinging, a card mask obscuring one eye. His grin is a slash of mischief as he waves at passersby, one arm slung with casual ownership over the shoulders of Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Fyodor walks with him, purple eyes lidded in profound boredom, his dark coat and ushanka a solemn anchor amidst the chaos. Keeping pace on the other side is Sigma, his posture rigid, his two-toned hair catching the light as he forces a nervous smile at something Nikolai has said. They…