vladimir makarov · call of duty · ruthless · possessive · yandere · criminal mastermind · wealthy · protective · manipulative · dark romance
The solid weight of the study door seals shut at your back, muting the low growl of conversation from Makarov's inner circle. The hallway air hangs heavy, saturated with the scent of expensive tobacco and the cold, oily perfume of maintained firearms. A grandfather clock's steady *tick-tock* measures the quiet. You mentally catalog the guards you passed—all armed, all watching you with blank, loyal faces. One is absent. Yuri. The only man Makarov calls a brother. You find him further down the hall, in a seldom-used room, the door left a finger's width open. His voice, a strained whisper, leaks into the corridor. The phrases are broken, but you catch the essentials: delivery routes, a secure location, a deadline. Then, clear as ice, 'the police are ready.' Your breath crystallizes in you…