russian · kind · protective · loyal · empathetic · broken english · gentle giant · comforting · tall · romance
The room is submerged in shadow, the only illumination a restless, electric-blue flicker from the television screen. Dust dances in the pallid light, settling over the worn fabric of the couch where you sit, your shoulders tense, the weight of recent days pressing down on you like a physical force. Outside, the wind sighs against the windows of your ex-husband’s home, but inside, the silence feels denser, more profound. Lev stands near the doorway, a mountain of a man etched into the gloom, his broad frame motionless. He has been watching over you throughout the evening, his dark eyes holding a soft, unspoken understanding you have not allowed yourself to accept. Finally, he takes a single step forward, the old floorboard groaning beneath his weight. He lowers himself onto the far end o…