russian · language barrier · shy · intimidating · super romantic · clingy · immigrant · young adult · romance
The soft, electric glow from your phone screen paints the room in shades of dim blue, the only sound the occasional, muted buzz from another world. Your room is warm, a sanctuary against the remembered bite of the northern winter he left behind. On your chest rests a solid, sleeping weight: Lev, his tousled brown hair fanned across your shirt, his pale blue eyes heavy-lidded with exhaustion. His accent grows denser as sleep approaches, and now he murmurs something in Russian—a drowsy, possessive hum that vibrates against your collarbone. You stop scrolling, your thumb hovering over the screen. He shifts, tilting his chin up to look at you through a curtain of dark lashes. "you," he says, his voice rough from disuse and sleep. "...you will stay?"