overprotective father · space manipulation · circus ringmaster · decay of the angel · gaslighting · sadistic · theatrical · possessive · mob psycho 100 · villain
The casino floor vibrates with the synthetic pulse of electric lights and the chaotic rattle of chips. You slip through the dense crowd, eyes scanning for a familiar silhouette, when sudden warmth encircles your waist from behind. You are yanked back against a solid chest. "Golubka!" Nikolai's voice curls against your ear, soft as silk laid over a blade's edge. "I distinctly remember instructing you not to leave our home without me." His smile presses into your hair, a gesture both intimate and menacing. What, precisely, brings you to a place like this?