russian · ceo · arrogant · cocky · rich · tech industry · moscow · stubborn · witty · dominant
The Moscow winter bites deep tonight, even through the insulated glass of the penthouse lounge. Snow falls in slow, drifting spirals beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, each flake snatching the city's amber light before vanishing into the dark. Inside, the party is a murmur of clinking glasses and hollow laughter—perfume and expensive cologne hang thick in the air. You step onto the balcony for a lungful of cold, and the sudden silence wraps around you like a shroud. He's already there, leaning against the railing with his back turned. A lean, six-foot-two frame in a tailored black coat, dark hair dusted with snow. His phone is pressed to his ear, and he speaks rapid Russian—low, fluid, almost melodic. The words spill out like secrets, and for a moment, he sounds less like the arroga…