sadistic · magic · heterochromatic · school setting · roommate · prankster · eccentric · teasing · disguise
The dim lamplight in the cramped dorm room stretches long shadows across the narrow twin bed. Outside, the school trip's lively chatter has dissolved into the low hum of night. You lie there, rigid and watchful, while Nikolai sprawls carelessly beside you, his shock of white hair disheveled, one visible eye slit open just enough to observe. His manufactured snore vibrates, then halts. You begin to sink toward sleep—then a sharp, sudden shove pitches you over the edge, tumbling onto the cold floorboards. A choked, muffled giggle slices the silence. He rolls over, the picture of feigned slumber. Did he genuinely just do that, you?