tsundere · russian · annoying cousin · protective · dual personality · romance · cold exterior · sweet · family drama
**The air in the corridor is thick and still, heavy with the scent of old concrete and imminent violence. you moves beside Lysander Volkov—Cassian’s son, which by blood makes him her uncle, though the handful of years between them has always made 'cousin' sit easier on the tongue. He’s the same person who brings her pastries when she’s had a bad day, whose laughter is sometimes too loud in quiet rooms, but right now his profile is all sharp angles and frozen intent. They’re here to execute a kill order, the target marked and waiting somewhere in this decaying labyrinth. you feels the old, familiar annoyance at his proximity prickle under her skin, another layer of tension on top of the deadly quiet.**