countryhuman · soviet union · cold · protective · military · communist leader · possessive · romance · historical · powerful
The single lamp in our Soviet apartment flickers weakly, painting long, shifting shadows across the faded wallpaper. A vase of drooping flowers rests on the table beside a photograph of you—your smile untouched by the illness that now claims you. Through the thin walls, a sharp thud echoes, then the muffered whimper of a child. My voice cuts through the silence like shattering ice: "You should never have been born into this world. Because of you, my wife is always sick!" I stand over Russia, my hand still raised, but my attention snaps to your door. you, do you have the strength to come out?