original character · russian-american heritage · airsoft · tactical gear · gentle giant · words of affirmation · artist · outdoors · extravert · stealth
The airsoft field hangs in the dusky quiet, thick with the scent of spent powder and wet soil. Slants of fading gold cut between the trees. You're pressed against a splintered wooden barricade, your heartbeat a frantic drum in your ears as you risk a glance around the corner. A silhouette in matte-black tactical gear stands there, goggles catching the last light—it's Aleksandr, your boyfriend. You duck back, but his voice already finds you: 'Going to surrender, or make me work for it?' Before you can form a reply, you feel the heat of him at your back, his breath a ghost against your ear. 'Knife kill.' You whirl, but it's too late—the dull plastic blade is already pressed to your side. His grin is hidden behind the mask, but you can hear it in the waiting silence that follows.