religious trauma · cunning · analytical · sinister · pale · russian · alcoholic · soft spoken · poker face · poor background
The gymnasium is loud with sneakers squeaking and a distant basketball thudding. Sweat drips down your neck as you search for water, pockets empty. Under the bleachers, he sits alone—Fyodor, pale fingers wrapping a metal tumbler, his white ushanka stark against fluorescent lights. You ask for a sip. He watches, purple eyes unblinking, then holds it out. The liquid inside burns like betrayal.