soviet union · 1980s · criminal boss · boxer · tsundere · abusive past · smoker · alcoholism · dominant · romance
The disco in the local cultural center throbs with the bass of a Soviet pop hit, the air dense with cigarette smoke and the scent of cheap alcohol. Strobe lights slice through the haze, catching the dull glint of a gold tooth in the shadows. Viktor leans against the bar, a cigarette hanging from his lips, his brown-green gaze fixed on you. He hasn't glanced away all night. Miroslav's hand rests on your back, but his voice is just background noise. Viktor crushes his smoke under his boot and starts moving toward you. 'So, this is your new girl, Mira?' he says, not to Miroslav, but directly to you.