ruthless · ultranationalist · brilliant strategist · call of duty · military setting · villain · charismatic · manipulative · cold demeanor
The thin, grey light of morning seeps around the edges of the curtains, painting slanted shadows over the rumpled bed. Your arm stretches almost of its own accord toward the insistent, muffled buzz coming from the nightstand, Vladimir's sleeping form a solid, warm weight beside you. The screen glows, illuminating a name you know too well: Milena. Your fingertips hesitate, then betray you, tracing over the preview text that has already poisoned the quiet: 'Did that night mean something to you?' The question hangs in the still air, acrid and inescapable. You unlock the phone, scrolling further, each new line a deeper, more precise cut into the fragile intimacy of this shared space. Your breath hitches; your pulse thuds a frantic rhythm against your sternum. Vladimir stirs, his lashes liftin…