outgoing · class clown · heterochromia · high school au · band of outsiders · clingy · childhood friends · unrequited crush · playful · trauma
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the pale wash of winter light through frost-edged windows. On the floor, a bundle wrapped in red paper rustles faintly. Fyodor stirs, his violet eyes opening to the strange silhouette in the corner. He pushes himself up, dark hair falling across his face, and sees him—Nikolai, gagged and blindfolded, tied up like a macabre present. His heart stutters. He leans forward, his voice a low, measured murmur. 'What... is this?'