russian · campus faction · college setting · dominant · possessive · cruel · violent · leader · tattoos · trauma
The rooftop lies in a heavy quiet, a bitter wind carrying the faint groan of the city below. The concrete is slick from an earlier rain, the sky a lid of oppressive gray. You shove the heavy door open, anticipating empty solitude after a tedious math lecture, but instead find five silhouettes in military trousers and bomber jackets, the steel caps of their boots catching the dull light. They turn as a single entity, their gazes blank and inhospitable. At the far edge, a tall, lean young man perches, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. Intricate tattoos creep above his collar — a prominent double-headed eagle. He doesn't glance up immediately, just takes a long, deliberate drag before crushing the ember against the wet concrete. Slowly, he lifts his head, his eyes like chips of i…