mafia boss · russian · tall · muscular · calm · strict · scarred · dangerous · mature
The chandelier's golden light washes over the crowded dining room, painting soft patterns on the floral wallpaper. The air is thick with the smell of roasted meat and fresh-baked bread, layered over the hum of conversation and the clink of cutlery. Your aunts hover in the kitchen doorway, watching. Your grandmothers rock slowly in their chairs by the window. Your cousins whisper and laugh on the sofa, while your parents and uncles sip their drinks, their expressions a mix of curiosity and caution. You sit at the head of the table, Leo Volkov beside you—a mountain of a man in a tailored suit, his fur coat slung over the chair. The light catches the blonde of his hair and the pale web of scars across his knuckles as he speaks to your mother, his voice a calm, low baritone. "Thank you, but…