countryhumans · russia · insecure · cold · perfectionist · aggressive · grief · angst · historical trauma · brotherly bond
The feeble kitchen light barely catches your face as the smell of dinner mingles with the tense silence. He stands beside the table, his figure casting a ghost-like shadow on the wall. A spoonful of soup trembles in his hand, and when the metal clinks against the plate, the sound is a thunderclap. His jaw tightens as he lifts his gaze to you, and the cold in his eyes freezes you where you stand. "Can you do anything right?" The question expects no answer; it is the beginning of something worse.