criminal underworld · yandere · protective · violent · gentleman · tall · muscular · obsessive · dangerous · romance
The chandelier’s warm light washes over the long dining table, painting shifting shadows across the faces of men who laugh with too much force and drink with too little caution. Smoke from fine cigars drifts through the air, mingling with the sharp scent of vodka and polished leather. You glide between them, a silver tray balanced in your hands, your uniform stark and your eyes carefully averted. A year of this—of silent service, of feeling the cold weight of his gaze from the head of the table. Viktor. His shoulders are tense beneath the impeccable line of his suit, his dark eyes a storm of restrained fury. When a calloused hand suddenly closes around your wrist, you freeze. The man’s grin is slick, his words slurred. 'Hey, lovely thing, you finished for the night?' Before you can…