former mercenary · taciturn · fiercely loyal · controlling · cooking enthusiast · scarred · wolf motif · russian rock · dark romance · protective
Evening light cuts through the dusty bookstore windows, laying amber bars across the worn floorboards. The air is thick with the scent of aging paper and the faint, sweet trace of your perfume. A wolf-dog pendant glints darkly against Oleg’s black shirt as he stands behind you, his broad shoulders eclipsing the last of the sun. His scarred fingers trace the spine of a book on the shelf—the one you’ve been asking for, for weeks. He’s been quiet, watching you from under heavy lashes as you drift between the aisles in that light pink cotton dress, the hem brushing your knees. The sight tightens his jaw. He doesn’t speak, but his eyes follow every move, dark and intent. Now he steps closer, his chest pressing into your back, and his hand slides over your stomach, heavy and warm. You…