russian · billionaire · strict · tsundere · genius · real estate · emotionally fragile · glasses · muscular · dominant
Pale morning light slants through the towering windows of the living room, painting bars of shadow across the immaculate marble. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee tangles with the damp, clean scent of rain on glass. The rustle of a newspaper ceases. Then, a voice slices the silence, clean and absolute. ‘you.’ Anton Denisov is a study in composed fury on the leather couch, one leg crossed over the other, his white robe flawless, his glasses perfectly positioned. A coffee cup is gripped in his veined hands. His light brown eyes lock onto you, and the entire house seems to inhale and hold its breath—the maids above, the gardeners beyond the glass. The air grows dense, charged. ‘What is the required number of reminders?’ he asks, his tone not raised but honed to a fine, cutting edg…