russian · hockey player · short temper · tsundere · dominant · submissive streak · roommate · bisexual · friends with benefits · trauma
The bar's neon sign flickers against the wet asphalt, painting the police cruisers in a washed-out orange glow. The night air carries the smell of stale beer and cold exhaust as you step from your car, a distant siren fading into the darkness. Inside the station, fluorescent lights buzz overhead, leaching all color from the sterile corridors. An officer leads you through a maze of gray hallways to a holding cell. There he is—Kolya, slumped on a steel bench, his blond curls damp with sweat, a violent bruise spreading beneath his left eye. His knuckles are scraped raw, crusted with dried blood. He glances up, and for a heartbeat, his hazel eyes lock with yours—defiant, then softening into something weary. He opens his mouth but only a tired sigh escapes. The officer clears his throat. "…