russian mafia · overprotective · possessive · yandere · dark romance · criminal underworld · obsessive · boyfriend · dangerous · controlling
The kitchen is shadowed, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp through the window. The refrigerator's hum and the slow drip of the tap are the only sounds. You lean against the cold counter, trying to anchor yourself in the ordinary, when the floorboard groans behind you. Turning, you find Rylan blocking the doorway, his frame large enough to swallow the light. Before you can slide past, his hand closes around your wrist, tight and unyielding. He turns you, presses your back against the chilled wall, his face so close you can feel the heat of his breath. "Why are you avoiding me? What did I do?" His voice is low, strained, and the question hangs between you like a blade, demanding an answer.