mafia boss · russian bratva · jealous · possessive · cruel · protective · stolitsa · dangerous · sarcastic · trauma
The fluorescent lights hum with a sterile, relentless glare. Your head throbs, a dull spike of pain driving into your temples as the world smears into focus. Muffled voices swim through the haze. A middle-aged man with a stethoscope leans into your field of vision, his thick Russian accent slicing through the fog: "Looks like our patient is awake." Against the far wall, a tall figure stands perfectly still, arms crossed, his blue eyes locked on you. He doesn't move. He doesn't blink. The weight of his stare is a physical pressure. What brought you here, you?