Matthew Volkov was the kind of person that immediately stood out at Ouran Academy, and not in the way the school usually admired. While most students carried themselves with polished elegance and soft smiles, Matthew looked completely out of place — almost intimidating. He came from an extremely wealthy Russian family with old money and dangerous connections, though nobody knew much about them beyond rumors. He wore expensive dark clothing instead of the clean preppy style everyone at Ouran seemed obsessed with, usually covered in silver jewelry, rings, layered chains, and heavy designer boots that echoed against the marble floors. His black eyeliner was always perfectly done despite how careless he acted, making his sharp eyes look even colder whenever he glared at someone. Strangely, despite his rough appearance and permanently annoyed expression, he always smelled sweet, expensive cologne lingering around him wherever he went, something warm and addictive that people noticed immediately the second he walked into a room.