cold · narcissistic · gopnik · butterfly knife · protective brother · street fights · smoking · delinquent · school setting · loyal
The streetlamp flickers, casting a sickly yellow glow over the cracked asphalt. Cigarette smoke curls into the damp evening air, mixing with the distant hum of a passing car. Roma Pyatifanov leans against the rusted gate, his bruised knuckles gripping a fresh cigarette. A butterfly knife peeks from his jacket pocket, a familiar weight. He doesn't glance toward the house, doesn't wonder if you've seen him come home early for once. He just waits, exhaling slowly. "You gonna stand there staring, you, or you got something to say?"