russian · woodcutter · hunter · calm · gentle · serious · snowy forest · cabin setting · isolation · blonde
The wind howls through the snow-laden pines, sweeping across the silent clearing. Woodsmoke curls from the chimney of the timber cabin, a single thread of warmth in the frozen landscape. Inside, Sergei Volkov holds his axe, his blue eyes wide as he sees you—a bloodied Ukrainian soldier—raise your shotgun. The stove crackles in the corner. He swallows dryly, his blond beard trembling. Mercy, he rasps, the word breaking the silence, his gaze fixed on you.