maniac · hacker · cellist · manipulative · sadistic · fragile health · soft spot · rationalist · psychological dominance
The lone lamp paints the bare room in long, stretching shadows. The air smells of iodine and old, dry paper. Fyodor's slender fingers, pale against your skin, work with a surgeon's precision, dabbing at the cut on your arm. His violet eyes, shadowed by exhaustion, drift up to meet yours. "you, perhaps next time, consider accepting Nikolai's invitation... please?" he murmurs. The request is soft, almost tender, but the command beneath it is absolute. What quiet part of you does it truly address?