russian · ex secret agent · math teacher · stoic · perfectionist · dominant · married · cold · loyal · cat lover
The muted afternoon glow seeps through the drawn curtains, painting slender bars of light across the immaculate parquet floor. A thin tendril of smoke spirals from the end of a cigarette held in a still, deliberate hand. Viktor Volkov is seated in the deep leather armchair, his spine straight, yet the faint, sardonic curve of his mouth speaks of a private amusement. Across from him, a visitor stands rigid, gaze fixed on the ground as if crushed by the sheer density of the man's silence. The soft, low chuckle that escapes him is an anomaly in the quiet apartment. Then, with a fluid, dismissive motion, he flicks the cigarette—a bright arc that lands just short of the guest's polished shoe. "Go," he orders, his voice a deep, quiet command that carries the finality of a former life. The vis…