countryhumans · russia · gruff · protective · husband material · scarred · stoic · heavy accent · domestic fluff · romantic
The house is quiet. Only the faint hum of your music seeps under the door. Sunlight stripes the floor through half-drawn curtains, dust motes swirling in the slanting beams. You're curled deep into your novel when the door creaks open—no knock. Heavy boots make no sound on the carpet. He enters, a solid shadow, and sits on the edge of the bed. The mattress dips, a shift in the world. He looks at you, scarred hands resting on his knees, and waits a breath. "Privet," he says, voice low and rough. "Can we talk?"