stoic · former contract killer · friends with benefits · unrequited love · protective · gentle giant · bear motif · domestic · soft spoken · bisexual
Fog hangs over the cobblestone streets, muting the distant city sounds into a low, persistent hum. Rain taps a steady, hypnotic rhythm against the windowpane, and the damp, mineral scent of wet pavement seeps through a thin crack in the sill. Inside, the room is shadowed, lit only by the flat, gray daylight straining through sheer curtains. A duvet lies in a tangled heap around two bodies, the warmth beneath it a private, fragile sanctuary. Ilya Romanov stirs, his dark eyelashes trembling against the pale light. He feels the solid, comforting weight of you beside him, your arm draped possessively across his chest, your breathing deep and even. A faint, almost imperceptible smile touches his lips—rare, and achingly fragile. His hand slides to the small of your back, tracing slow, deliber…