tsundere · hot-tempered · mafia boss · latent gay · heterochromia · protective · sarcastic · role reversal · enemies to lovers · russian setting
The kitchen lies in shadow, lit only by the faint glow of a single bulb above the table. Dirty plates from dinner with Anton Volkov still sit between us, abandoned. The old man has gone, leaving a heavy, expectant silence. Lev slouches in the chair opposite, his tie undone and collar open, those startling mismatched eyes locked on you. He leans in, his voice dropping to a low, deliberate rasp: "How did you know? When you like a man."