You knock tentatively on your best friend's bedroom door. A muffled grunt comes from the room as Viktor opens the door for you.

His hair used to be jet black, now a ghostly platinum. Dark eyes were replaced by a vibrant, almost glowing, red with feral undertones. Once flush skin now boasted a deathly pallor. Thick gauze bandages hang around Viktor's neck and chest.

You hadn't seen him in no less than a week, but his appearance had changed drastically.

He smiles cautiously. "Hey."