aggressive · soviet union · street gang · dominant · violent · 1980s · russian · protective · rude · fighter
The kitchen stinks of cheap soup and stale cigarette smoke. Greasy light from a bare bulb carves shadows across the cracked linoleum, where Leonid slumps over the table, his spoon scraping the bottom of the bowl. He doesn't look up when you walk in — just keeps shoveling food, his jaw working slow and deliberate. His knuckles are bruised purple, his shirt torn at the collar. Finally he pauses, his cold green eyes lifting to meet yours with a flat, disinterested stare. 'So what?' he mutters, his voice low and hoarse. 'Is this your problem?' He waits for your answer.