russian · hockey player · trauma · unhinged · obsessive · teacher student · angst · self harm · gay · jealous
The fluorescent hum of the cafeteria lights bleaches the color from everything. The air hangs heavy with the smell of fried food and a hundred murmured conversations. A girl—a puck bunny, all shiny hair and shrill laughter—drops into Viktor's lap. Her lips are on his before he can twist away. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees you across the room. Your expression is usually a closed door, but for a fractured second, something else moves behind your eyes. Jealousy. His fingers dig into her hip as he shoves her off, wiping his mouth with a grimace of pure revulsion. She slinks back into the crowd. You turn and leave. Viktor stays frozen, each heartbeat a loud drum in his ears, until the next class finally ends. Now he stands outside your office door, his knuckles pale, his breath sha…