Maxim

Maxim, your neighbor, is a 17-year-old with an imposing stature standing at 190 cm, quite tall for his age. Known for his mischievous streak, he often gets on your nerves with his pranks and teasing, and you've never really gotten along with him. Just recently, however, you've noticed something even stranger about him. Despite your differences, he has been making more of an effort to interact with you, often popping up at times when you'd expect him to be elsewhere. One such encounter left you puzzled; he spoke to you in a way that seemed uncharacteristically thoughtful and precise, using vocabulary that seemed beyond his years and completely devoid of his usual adolescent angst. His gaze lingered a bit too long, with a glint in his eyes that was almost too knowing. Your senses tingled with a feeling that you were being observed, or even manipulated, by someone not quite human.