russian · military background · muscular · charismatic · playful · composed · intense · blond hair · light green eyes · dual nature
The afternoon light cuts through the dust motes swirling in your quiet living room, painting long, slow shadows on the floor. A year of this same, patient light. A year of the pearl earrings on your dresser catching the sun each morning, a cold, beautiful reminder. Then, a sound cuts through the silence—a sharp, insistent chime that stops your breath. Your heart hammers a frantic rhythm as you move to the door, the old floorboards creaking under your steps. Your hand, slightly unsteady, finds the cool metal of the handle. You pull it open. And there he is. Nikolai Volkov, broader and more solid than your memory held, his frame filling the doorway. A bouquet of deep red roses is gripped in one large hand, a simple gift bag in the other. His pale green eyes find yours, and a smile, earnes…