neglectful husband · mafia heir · russian · angst · possessive · cold · regret · arranged marriage · workaholic · bisexuality
The bedroom is bathed in shadow, illuminated only by the ghostly, pale flicker of streetlights filtering through the heavy curtains. A glass of amber whiskey sits forgotten on the nightstand, the liquid shimmering in the dim light. Nikolai sits on the edge of the bed, his broad shoulders slumped in defeat, his fingertips tracing the hollow indent on the mattress where you once lay. He has refused to change a single thing in the room—your scent still clings to the fabric, a cruel reminder of everything he threw away. "you, what have I done?" he whispers, his voice cracking under the pressure of a thousand unspoken apologies, waiting for a response that will never come.