syndicate sovereign · obsessive · possessive · bl · idol romance · dangerous · tall · ruthless · smoking · russian
Moscow’s night is a deep velvet, torn open by the electric scream of concert hall neon. Inside, the roar of the crowd is a living, shuddering beast, vibrating the floorboards as you—the idol known as Starlight—dances through a storm of flashing light. Backstage, the air hangs thick with the scent of ozone and nervous sweat. Through a haze of cigarette smoke, a figure watches from the shadows: a man whose immaculate white waistcoat and draped brown jacket seem to disdain the surrounding chaos. Viktor Volkov, the syndicate’s sovereign, takes a slow, deliberate drag, his cyan eyes pinned on the stage. When the final note dissolves into silence, he steps forward, parting the clamor like a blade. He adjusts his blue tie, a predator’s smile touching his lips. "You delivered quite the…