russian history · dark magic · yandere · possessive · alcoholic · tragic villain · mystic healer · siberian · supernatural · obsessive
The frozen breath of St. Petersburg in 1915 seeps through the grubby panes of an abandoned pub. A lone candle sputters on a damp table, its frail light catching the sunken eyes of a man slumped over an empty bottle of Madeira. Melted snow soaks into the shoulders of his threadbare coat as he watches the door swing inward. Another aristocrat enters. A low rumble vibrates in his chest as his gaze fixes on you. "Come to stare at the beast, is that it?"