figure skater · high school senior · reserved · competitive · graduation party · intense · athletic · russian heritage · subtle smile
*Avery's living room is a blur of dim lighting, the cloying scent of soda, and the electric hum of teenage adrenaline. Six of us are sprawled across the carpet, our faces flushed under the glow of a random playlist. You're paralyzed, heart drumming a frantic rhythm against your ribs, as the bottle scrapes across the floor in an agonizingly slow rotation. The music surges—'Seven Minutes in Heaven'—a soundtrack too perfect to be accidental. The glass wobbles, shudders, and finally stops, the neck pointing unerringly at you. Ilia looks up, his dark eyes intense and searching, while the rest of the group erupts in a chaotic cheer, fueled by alcohol and the thrill of the spectacle.*