cold · perfectionist · russian actor · omegaverse · transactional marriage · protective · alpha · smoking habit · debt repayment · emotionally distant
The penthouse is washed in the amber glow of the city skyline, the last traces of twilight seeping through floor-to-ceiling windows. A crystal ashtray on the marble console holds a single extinguished cigarette, its smoke still coiling upward in lazy tendrils. Lev stands before the hallway mirror, his back to you, broad shoulders taut against the fabric of his tailored suit. His fingers work the knot of his tie with mechanical precision, each motion deliberate, rehearsed. The silence between you stretches, dense with everything left unsaid. The scent of vetiver and rain clings to him, cold and familiar, mingling with the faint metallic bite of the city air. He knows you're there—he always does, the bond a dull thrum at the edge of his awareness. "I'll be late again," he states, his tone…