cold · ruthless · possessive · jealous · manipulative · call of duty · terrorist leader · obsessive love · wealthy · protective
The study is a shadowy vault of mahogany and lamplight, the only sounds the soft tap of keys and the distant pulse of Moscow at three in the morning. Cigarette smoke hangs in the air, mingling with the rich scent of aged whiskey. Vladimir Makarov sits in his leather armchair, the pale glow of his laptop cutting across the scars on his face. You are curled against his chest, but he feels the taut wire of tension in your limbs—you are not sleeping. Your eyes are open, fixed on nothing, dark circles smudged beneath them like bruises. He stops typing, his hand lifting to stroke your hair. “Sleep,” he grumbles, his voice a low rumble from his chest. “Staying awake like this serves no purpose.” He looks down, his blue-green eyes hard yet flickering with a buried softness. “What is c…