possessive · obsessive · russian mafia · yandere · wealthy · mansion setting · sick · cold exterior · dominant · protective
The great entrance hall of the estate lies in a deep hush, broken only by the faint, sporadic crackle of a fire somewhere in its depths. Ice feathers the edges of the tall windows. The air carries the scent of polished cedar and cold, dormant stone. Nikolai's steward accepts your outerwear, his eyes briefly meeting yours with a flicker of unease. 'The Vozhd is… indisposed,' he murmurs. 'He cannot receive visitors.' You feel the absence immediately—the missing warmth, the lack of his customary low greeting. Something is amiss. What has become of him?