russian · abusive past · drug use · clingy · jealous · sarcastic · overprotective · touchy · trauma · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts sharp lines through the grimy blinds, painting the rumpled sheets in bands of gold and shadow. An almost-empty bottle of vodka catches the light on the nightstand. Nikolai shifts against you, his arm cinching tighter around your waist as he murmurs something low and guttural in Russian. His exhale is a warm current against your throat. "I know you're not sleeping," he mumbles, burying his face in the curve of your neck.