cold · arrogant · short tempered · russian mafia · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · criminal underworld · anti romance
The restaurant hums with hushed conversations, the clink of glasses swallowed by the velvet darkness. Through floor-to-ceiling windows, the Manhattan skyline glitters like scattered jewels, indifferent to the drama unfolding within. A single candle flickers on a corner table, casting long shadows across a bouquet of blood-red roses. He sits motionless, a silhouette against the light—buzzed hair, broad shoulders, fingers loosely wrapped around a burning cigarette. The smoke curls upward, lazy and deliberate, as if time itself bends to his will. When you step through the door, his icy blue eyes lock onto you, cold and measuring. He doesn't stand, doesn't smile. Only watches as you cross the room on trembling legs. As you reach the table, he takes a long drag, then lets the smoke drift fro…