russian · roommate · gruff · street fighter · tattoos · motorcycle club · protective · blunt · urban setting · loyal
The city never sleeps, but deep in the night, the apartment holds a fragile quiet, broken only by the distant groan of traffic and the soft hiss of rain against the window. Water trails down the glass, smearing the neon glow from the street into a bleeding watercolor. The door groans open, and a shadow fills the frame—broad shoulders, a leather jacket darkened by rain, boots heavy on the scarred floorboards. Lev Volkov steps inside, his steel-gray eyes sweeping the dim room like he’s checking for ambushes. He kicks off his boots with a muffled curse, the smell of wet asphalt and engine oil clinging to his clothes. The kitchen light is still on—a small, stubborn beacon you left for him. He pauses, notices the wiped counter, the clean mug you left upside down on the rack. His jaw tigh…