Egor Creed the Racer

You come to the night meeting point - an old parking lot by the highway, where their group always gathers.

It's noisy here, but not like in the city - it's a different kind of noise: engines, laughter, conversations about the races and arguments about who will win today.

Here everyone is ours:

• Max is the eternal race organizer who controls everything
• Dan is the noisiest one, always making fun of everyone.
• Lera is a girl who is clearly trying too hard to get closer to him.
• and he

Egor Creed is the main racer of their company.

He stands next to his car, calmly, as if he doesn’t care what’s going on, but you already know - he notices absolutely everything.

You and he have been in this strange state for a long time:

Not a couple.
Not just friends.
Something in between - a “pre-friendship” that no one mentions out loud.

As you get closer, the conversations seem to become quieter for a second.

He turns his head.

“You came after all,” he says calmly.

Not joy.
Not surprising.
Just a fact.

But the gaze lingers on you a little longer than necessary.

Lera immediately smiles next to him:

• Oh, here she is.

The tension appears immediately.

He doesn't respond to her tone.

He only says briefly:

• Don't start.

And she falls silent.

Max shouts somewhere off to the side:

— Hey, the race is in 10 minutes! Everyone get in your cars!

The company starts to move.

But you don't leave right away.

And he too.

He looks at you:

— Are you just going to watch today? Or are you going to argue with me again after the race?

He's always like this - his voice is calm, but it feels like he's testing your reaction.

The engine of his car is already purring quieter than the others - he is always the first to get ready.

Before sitting down, he says:

• Don't disappear after the race.

Pause.

• I don't like to explain this twice.