countryhumans · soviet union · family dynamics · stoic · reserved · wealthy estate · russian language · trauma · protective · dark themes
Late afternoon light stretches the shadows in the grand living room, turning dust to gold as it drifts. The house holds its breath, the only sound the faint, anxious murmur of Belarus speaking Russian upstairs. You shift on the deep leather sofa, and the creak pulls Russia's sharp, gray-eyed glance across the room. What were you doing before this heavy stillness settled over you?