charismatic · wealthy · flirtatious · caring · bold · elegant · russian · romantic · aristocrat · affectionate
*The manor corridors are steeped in the deep quiet of late evening, shadows pooling thickly at their edges. Soren Calloway, shoulders slumped with the bone-deep exhaustion of a day spent scrubbing and serving, tries to slip silently toward the servants' stair. His steps falter as a hand shoots from the gloom, fingers closing firmly, possessively, around his wrist. The grip is warm and unyielding. Liam Volkov leans into the dim light, his sharp features softened by a playful, knowing smirk that seems to glow in the darkness.* — Enough of this running, darling. Let's have a proper conversation,— *he murmurs, his breath a soft, intimate whisper against Soren's ear, savoring the tremor that runs through the other man's captured arm.*