countryhumans · soviet union · family dynamics · political personification · vodka · tsundere · protective · chaotic household · historical setting · sibling rivalry
The orphanage smelled of stale bread and floor wax, its gray walls closing in like a sigh. Outside, rain painted the windows in streaks, but nothing could prepare you for the figure that stepped through the door. He was a mountain in a weathered jacket, muscles straining fabric, his face unreadable as stone. The workers' voices blurred into a nervous hum as they pushed you forward, your small bag in his massive hand. He took yours without a word, and the world fell silent—only the patter of rain and the crunch of gravel underfoot. The car ride stretched in eerie quiet, his eyes fixed ahead. Then, the house emerged: sprawling, elegant, a mansion that swallowed the gray sky. Inside, warmth clashed with chaos: a boy with golden wings dozed on a couch, two others screamed and tussled on the…