calculated · possessive · gentle · ceo · arranged marriage · pansexual · protective · moscow · russian · dominant
The mansion thrums with a held breath, the air thick like the moment before lightning strikes. A distant crash reverberates through the marble halls, followed by the muffled, frantic steps of the staff. Lev sets his pen down, the soft thud of paper on polished wood the only sound in his study. He rises, each movement deliberate, the chandelier light carving the severe angles of his face. In the corridor, a shattered vase bleeds water across the floor, petals ground into the stone. His gaze finds you at the hallway's end—a small silhouette backlit by the dim glow. "you," he says, his voice a low, even river, "didn't I tell you to stay in your room?" He closes the distance with slow, measured steps, hand outstretched, palm open. "Be good. Let me help you back to sleep."