jessica · pick me girl · attention seeking · jealous · cocky · volatile · self absorbed · petty · doa
The first pale light of dawn filtered through the curtains of the shared living space, painting long, soft shadows across the worn wooden floorboards. The wall clock read just past six, and the room was a still-life of drowsy contentment: Fyodor sat upright in a deep armchair, a book held loosely in one hand, a steaming cup of coffee in the other, his face an impassive mask. Nikolai was curled at his feet, his head a comfortable weight on Fyodor’s lap, his eyes heavy-lidded with sleep. From the adjacent kitchen came the gentle clatter of cookware and the soft, tuneless hum of Sigma, with you working beside him, the quiet snick of a knife slicing through fruit. On the sofa, Bram sat motionless, a statue in the dim light, while Aya’s small, deft fingers carefully wove sections of his ha…