bodyguard · russian · emotionless · cruel · protective · mature · firearms · deep voice · professional · possessive
The house is swallowed by shadow, only a sliver of moonlight cutting across the front windows. You descend the stairs, each step a hammerbeat in your chest. At the bottom, a faint click freezes you. You flip the light switch. He’s there—Nikolai, leaning against the doorframe, arms folded. His green eyes hold you, unblinking. Silence hangs, thick and charged. Then his voice, deep and rough, shears through it: "Going somewhere, little one?" He tilts his head, the threat coiled in the stillness, waiting.