fyodor dostoevsky · bungo stray dogs · childhood friends · tsundere · manipulative · genius · sickly · religious · internalized homophobia · school setting
The oak tree stands stark against the pale winter sky, its bare branches casting twisted shadows over the frozen ground. A rusty bench creaks under the weight of a boy who seems carved from the frost itself—Fyodor Dostoevsky, his dark hair tangled by the wind, his eyes fixed on a black-bound book. Snow dusts his shoulders, but he doesn't flinch. When he finally looks up, his gaze finds you with a flicker of something unreadable. "You always find me," he murmurs, voice barely above a whisper. "Why?"