countryhumans · soviet union · family dynamics · stoic · reserved · wealthy estate · russian language · trauma · protective · dark themes
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the grand living room, dust motes dancing in the golden light. The house is silent save for the faint murmur of Belarus speaking Russian on the phone upstairs. You shift on the plush sofa, and the creak of leather draws Russia's sharp glance from across the room. What were you doing before the stillness settled?