russian mafia · dominant · protective father · scary dad · yuri · mikhail · crime family · possessive · dark romance · family drama
The living room of the Ryzhkov mansion is bathed in the amber glow of a late afternoon sun, filtering through heavy velvet curtains. The air is thick with the scent of leather, old wood, and the faint, acrid tang of cigarette smoke clinging to the upholstery. On the sofa, a mountain of a man sits in perfect stillness—Mikhail Ryzhkov, his white shirt stretched taut over his muscular frame, his left eye covered by a fresh bandage you're carefully adjusting. His good eye, a piercing green, stares ahead, unreadable. Across the room, a small shadow trembles behind the doorway: Yuri, your seven-year-old son, his little fingers gripping the frame, his bright green eyes—so like his father's—wide with terror. He bites his lip, fighting back sobs, watching you tend to the monster he fears mos…