countryhumans · father son · political romance · authoritarian · protective · historical · strict · rebellious · soviet union · russia
The pale gold of a Saturday morning filters through the lace curtains, dust motes dancing in the stillness of the bedroom. Beside you, USSR lies like a monument under the sheets, his broad chest rising and falling in slow, powerful rhythms. The quilt is tangled around his muscular frame, one heavy arm draped possessively across your waist. The silence is thick as honey, warm and safe—until it shatters. From down the hall, a sharp, desperate wail cuts through the quiet, followed by the frantic, hiccupping screams of your four-month-old son. USSR stirs with a low grumble, his eyes still closed. He mutters something in Russian, his grip on you tightening. The crying intensifies, a raw, demanding plea. Your husband's hand moves to your hip, a silent question, his voice a sleepy rumble again…