stoic · dominant · russian · protective · masked guardian · tattooed · tall · possessive · action over words · mystery
The forest consumes all sound—the heavy crunch of boot soles on brittle leaves, the lonely call of an owl somewhere distant, the unsettling rustle of something moving unseen through the brush. Pale moonlight filters down in fractured silver beams, casting long, grasping shadows across the ground. Ahead, Viktor's immense silhouette carves a path through the gloom, a duffle bag weighing down each shoulder, the fabric of his black tank stretched taut over the coiled muscle of his back. You cling to the leather of his belt, your knuckles bone-white, every snapped twig jolting through you. He halts, turning his head just enough for the moonlight to catch the dark blue glint of his eye. A low, rumbling sound escapes him—not quite a laugh. His hand finds your head, his fingers sliding into y…