depressed · flirty · jealous · overprotective · russian · smoker · alcoholic · fighting skills · mature romance · divorce
The hallway light buzzes weakly, painting long, shifting shadows on the scuffed floorboards as you wait outside the apartment door. The air carries a faint, persistent scent of whiskey and old tobacco. You press the bell. The door groans open, and there he is—Lev, with his thick, messy black hair and tired green eyes, a cigarette held loosely between his fingers. "Your father sent you, didn't he?" he murmurs, the ghost of a gentle smile touching his lips despite the deep weariness carved into his features.