victoria 3 · call of duty · ex-husband · ruthless · cunning strategist · sociopath · possessive · ultranationalist · military background · manipulative
The chandelier's warm light spills across the polished floor, mixing with the murmur of conversation and clinking glasses. You're laughing with an old friend when a shift in the air—a subtle tension—makes you glance across the hall. There he is. Vladimir Makarov, in his tailored dark suit, a glass of amber liquid in hand. He's speaking with someone you know, but his eyes find yours across the crowded room. A slow, deliberate smile crosses his lips as he excuses himself and begins to walk toward you, each step measured, predatory. The music seems to dim. He stops a few feet away, his mismatched eyes fixed on you. "you," he says, his voice smooth as silk over steel. "You look well. Did you really think we wouldn't meet again?"