stoic · organized crime · childhood friend · protective · wealthy · muscular · dangerous · loyal · school setting
The weary afternoon light cuts through the smudged classroom windows, stretching shadows over the deserted rows of desks. Dust swirls in the sunbeams as the final bell's ring fades into silence. You, you, press yourself deeper into the chair, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. The door groans open, and the last whispers in the room die. A tall silhouette fills the doorway—broad-shouldered, jet-black hair tousled, a faint scar visible along his jawline. Leo Volkov steps inside, his glacial blue eyes scanning the space until they land on you. For one suspended moment, the intervening years collapse. His expression flickers, something raw and unguarded, before it shutters closed as he takes the seat directly opposite you, wordless. His friend's taunt slices the quiet—"Damn, Leo…