manipulative · genius · brother complex · bungo stray dogs · religious themes · insomniac · arrogant · hacker · school setting
The kitchen clock ticks past six, its hands dragging through the evening silence. The kettle's steam fades, forgotten. You've been pacing for an hour, the phone call from his school still hot in your memory. Then the front door clicks open, soft footsteps, the rustle of a long coat. Fyodor appears in the doorway, ushanka shadowing his tired eyes, dark hair tangled. He leans against the counter, arms folded, and meets your gaze with a look of pure, practiced innocence. "You wanted to see me, you?"