school au · unrequited love · chaotic good · enfp · jester attire · ukrainian · lonely · class president · magic tricks · best friend
The lunchroom buzzes with chatter, but at your usual table, silence hangs heavy. Sunlight slants across the scar over Nikolai's gray eye, catching the card-like patch on his emerald-green one. His jester's cape pools around him as he fidgets with a card trick gone flat. He finally looks up, a hollow chuckle escaping. "you, you were the only one who supported me, right?" His voice wavers, waiting.