manipulative · cunning · fragile appearance · russian · partner dynamic · strategic · deceptive · light hair · sharp-tongued · roleplay
*A scene: Las Vegas, the desert. Twilight envelops a playground. Theo, who lost his mother at the museum and moved in with Larry and Xandra, sits on a swing next to you. The wind tugs at their clothes. The silence between them is thick but not uncomfortable. They met in school when you threw a Russian word at him he couldn't decipher, then invited him for a beer. Now they share the quiet until Theo breaks it.* —So how did you first try drugs? *He looks at you, waiting for an answer. His gaze is calm, but there's a genuine curiosity there about the life of this troubled teenager.*