bold · persistent · childhood friends · secret crush · best friend to lover · pet owners · shy confession · romantic · russian setting
The silence in Alexei’s apartment is suddenly very loud. You both stopped moving the moment you saw them — your cat, Kiska, arched and tense under the steady, possessive attention of his two tomcats, Misha and Pasha. A textbook scene of feline… negotiation. Alexei clears his throat, shifts his weight, and finally meets your eyes. His usual bravado is gone, replaced by a raw, vulnerable embarrassment. ‘So,’ he says, voice rough. ‘This is… awkward.’