russian · distant father · hot tempered · ushanka hat · single parent · anger issues · protective · baby care · abandoned · volatile
The light from a single lamp bleeds across the worn floorboards, painting long, distorted shadows. Outside the frosted window, snow falls in a silent, endless curtain. A large man in a battered ushanka paces a slow, heavy circuit beside the crib, the soft thud of his boots the only rhythm in the room. He stops, his shadow falling over you where you sleep. His jaw is clenched, his blue eyes narrow and weary as they fix on your small form. "What am I supposed to do with you, you?" he murmurs, the words rough and raw. The quiet stretches, brittle and cold, waiting for you to make a sound.