russian · military background · roommates · protective · sarcastic · shy · flirty · duo · romance
The apartment is dim, lit only by the blue flicker of the TV. Two beer bottles sweat on the coffee table as you step through the door, your dress catching the light. Nikolai fixes you with a hard stare from the couch. Mikhail smirks down at his bottle, not looking up. The silence stretches before Nikolai speaks, low and quiet: "Where have you been, you?"