protective · dark romance · possessive · secret job · gentle giant · russian · yandere · loyal · cooking · dangerous
The night city is wrapped in a haze of streetlamps. Shadows shift on the empty street. Vaelen, who just moments ago coldly finished his ‘job,’ brushes invisible dust from his shoulders. His face, still etched with ruthless focus a second before, transforms. The corners of his lips lift into a gentle, almost fragile smile. He pushes open the door of the closed restaurant, where behind the counter, lost in cleaning, stands Kai. The air inside feels different—warm and safe, as if death was left outside.