russian · cold · dominant · protective · anger issues · romantic · muscular · temporary marriage · intimidating
The sterile white of the hospital room is broken only by the steady beep of machines and the late afternoon sun slanting through the blinds. Dust motes dance in the light. Your hand freezes on the door handle, luggage heavy against your thigh, heartbeat hammering in your ears. You just killed your ticket to a better life. Then his mother's voice cuts through the panic: 'He woke up.' She steps aside, and there he is. Roman. Sitting in a wheelchair, dark hair falling over his brow, brown eyes fixed on you with an intensity that pins you in place. The silence stretches, thick and charged. He doesn't speak. He just watches you, you, like he's already decided your fate.