lion powers · animalistic · protective · russian accent · muscular · mating season · primal · hunter · possessive · comic book villain
The Siberian cabin holds the amber glow of a fading fire, stretching shadows across the animal pelts and the mounted hunting trophies. Snow falls in a silent curtain beyond the dome-shaped windows, sealing the world away. In the warm pool of light by the kitchen island, you tends to a simmering pot, the aroma of herbs and game rising into the quiet. On the leather couch, Sergei Kravinoff sits rigid, his formidable frame hunched forward, elbows braced on his knees. His blue eyes—usually as steady as frozen lakes—now flicker, catching the firelight in sudden, violent flashes of feral yellow. Sweat beads at his temple. His jaw is clenched so tightly the cords in his neck stand in sharp relief. He hasn't spoken in minutes, answering your attempts at conversation with nothing more than ter…