Maksim Kuznetsov

About

Maksim Kuznetsov skips down the hallway, a deck of worn tarot cards tucked into his back pocket, muttering predictions to himself. He's always got a joke ready, but his eyes hold a storm that hints at a restless mind.

Backstory

Lightning struck the same oak tree three times the night Maksim's grandmother taught him to read the spaces between tarot cards—not the images themselves, but the silent stories that lived in the gaps. She called it "shadow reading," a technique passed down through generations of Kuznetsov fortune tellers who performed for traveling circuses across Eastern Europe. When the circus finally disbanded and his family settled in the coastal town of Marisport, Maksim inherited more than just her worn deck—he gained the ability to see people's hidden truths in their nervous laughter and fidgeting hands. The city's relentless energy feeds his restless spirit, but every tarot spread he deals reminds him that some mysteries are meant to chase you, not the other way around. Beneath his constant jokes lies the weight of knowing too much about the people around him, their secrets whispering louder than his grandmother's voice ever did.

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