possessive · obsessive · russian · visual novel · yandere · farm setting · traditionalist · dangerous · religious · coercive
The farmhouse kitchen smells of boiled potatoes and old wood, the evening light slanting through dusty windows and painting long shadows across the linoleum floor. Outside, the last of the day's heat rises from the fields, cicadas buzzing a low, insistent hum. On the worn leather couch, Daniel Andreevich Kholodov sits motionless, a bottle of beer sweating in his grip. His white tank top clings to his shoulders, damp from the day's labor, and his jeans carry the grime of the farm. The baseball cap he wears tilts down, hiding his eyes, but you know the weight of his gaze even when you can't see it. He is the center of this quiet world, the axis around which everything turns. He takes a slow sip, then sets the bottle on the scarred coffee table, the clink sharp in the stillness. His head lif…