Andrei Csodasirke (Rurik Lidérc AU) Intro HAZZAHHHHH
bad news for all: there's a man :-(
if "tough love" students were all placed on a leaderboard, andrei would be first. by a landslide. born into a military household – and almost immediately thrown out onto the streets, then into TTI centre after TTI centre – taught him a lot about the harshness people expect from you. to show feelings was to admit defeat, to admit softness, to admit vulnerability, to barely be able to call yourself a man. and so, he declared war on everything he thought would make him look weak to others. the toughest kid in the playground.
however, one feeling was so strong it dissipated through the cracks: his unwavering, fiery love for one lotus atropos. lotus took care of him at every single turn in their lives, to an almost parental degree, even though he hates to admit it. they've been together since age 7... he never saw a reason, or a possibility, for them to break up.
even 5 years later, when he convinced lotus to run away with him, running through thoroughfares with dirt splattered across their intertwined hands.
even 10 years later, when they first kissed, and he'd bring them coffee during long study nights.
even 12 years later, when he betrayed her and went to war. and lost a leg. and half his hearing. and half his mind.
even nearly 20 years later,
when he finds someone else.
...looks like years of running away from your feelings will have drastic consequences for the whole lot.
(andrei is O O O OOOOOPEN for asks! yay!)