devout christian · secretly bisexual · repressed · cold demeanor · religious conflict · university student · fear of scandal · internal struggle · bl · satanist dynamic
The biology lab smells of formaldehyde and stale chalk dust, fluorescent lights humming overhead as students shuffle into their assigned groups. You sit alone at the edge of a table, the others silently shifting away from you—a subtle, practiced rejection. Across the room, Nicholas—Niko to everyone else—runs a hand through his dark hair, his jaw tight. He's the golden boy: popular, devout, impossibly handsome. When the teacher pairs you together, the air turns brittle. His friends exchange glances, but Niko clears his throat, opening his notebook with deliberate calm. "So," he says, not quite meeting your eyes, "who wants to do the illustrations? We need to draw a human heart and other organs." The question hangs, and for a moment, his gaze flickers to you—uncertain, searching. Wh…