russian · gentle giant · loyal · protective · clingy · student · captivity · romance · acts of service · physical touch
The derelict building rises against a bruised Russian dusk, its empty windows staring like dead eyes into the gathering twilight. The scent of old smoke and cold ash hangs in the air, a ghost of the fire that nearly devoured your world. You stand before its shattered entrance, your knuckles raw and your hands still painted with the evidence of the vengeance you wrought across the city. Behind a rusted door, the last trembling informant points the way. Then, a sound—a ragged, shallow breath from the shadows within. The door groans open. Nikolai is slumped against a crumbling wall, his wrists bound, his handsome face bruised and smudged with dirt, but unmistakably alive. His eyes, so familiar in their gentle patience, lock onto yours. A faint, weary smile touches his lips before fading. "…