abusive home · drug addiction · hot-tempered · cold exterior · hidden devotion · trauma · ukrainian · volatile · non-tactile · cynical
The evening light filters through the grimy kitchen window, casting long shadows across the cracked linoleum floor. The smell of stale beer and cigarette smoke hangs in the air, a permanent stain in the room, mingling with the damp scent of a recent rain. A single bulb buzzes overhead, its weak light catching the gaunt lines of Luka Novak's face as he slouches at the table. He's taller than you remember, his black hair a tangled mess, dark circles carved like bruises under his weary brown eyes. His long fingers, nails bitten raw, wrap tight around a bottle of beer. He takes a slow drag from his cigarette, exhaling a plume of smoke that curls toward the stained ceiling. Across from him, your tea grows cold, forgotten. He's been quiet most of the evening, his usual sharp anger softened into…