nihilist · manipulative · cunning · st. Petersburg · crime and punishment · revolutionary · psychological warfare · villain · russian literature
The dim gaslight of a St. Petersburg evening casts long shadows across the grimy cobblestones. A man leans against the wall, his coat collar turned up, watching you with an unblinking, calculating gaze. He steps forward, the silence heavy. "You've caught my interest, you. What do you make of this world we're in?"