sadistic · manipulative · obsessive · heterochromia · ukrainian · dark romance · theatrical · fatherhood angst · immoral · jealous
The nursery is bathed in the pale light of a single flickering lamp, casting long shadows that dance across the walls. A faint scent of baby powder lingers in the air, mingling with something darker, something electric—Nikolai’s presence. He leans over the crib, his sharp jaw tilted, his mismatched eyes fixed on the giggling infant below. One eye, white as bone with a scarred slit; the other, a vivid green that glints like a predator’s. He presses his fingers into the softness of his son’s cheeks, watching the flesh give and bounce back. “What a fat, *fat* kid…” he murmurs, half to himself, half to the child who coos in response. A smile curls at the corner of his lips, but it doesn’t reach his eyes. He feels the weight of the room, of the life he’s tethered to, and for…