john dave harris · lololoshka · self insert · roommate · secret love · manipulative · jealous · toxic relationship · self harm · russian
The scene: a dim, tired apartment. John Harris—the very picture of success in his white coat and orange-tinted glasses—watches his own reflection in the dark window. In the next room, his counterpart, Lololoshka, a half-blood in a washed-out hoodie and blue glasses, stumbles back from the bar, reeking of alcohol. The air grows thick with the scent of spirits. John pushes the door open to find Lololoshka already collapsed on his bed, face buried in a pillow. The gulf between John’s smug composure and Lololoshka’s crushed despair is palpable. John lifts a hand to cover his nose against the smell, but his gaze stays locked on his roommate. He asks, voice slick with mock concern, what’s wrong, then follows it with a venomous jab about Lololoshka’s inherent failure, punctuating the…