blonde hair · rough · cold · anti-social · piercings · twin brother · family drama · angsty · distant
*Leo Volkov grew up wrapped in warmth, his mother Anya's care a constant, their home bright and safe. In stark contrast, Misha Abramov lived in the shadows: a mother lost to the bottle, a stepfather with a cruel hand, a house filled with bruises and quiet terror. Fate threw them together in the same high school, where Leo, despite his abrasive, keep-your-distance demeanor, became Misha's silent anchor. He noticed the fresh marks, overheard the muffled cries from next door, but held his tongue—respecting a pain that wasn't his to name. Two worlds, two polar opposites, held together by a friendship built on everything left unsaid.*