𝑽𝒊𝒌𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑲𝒂𝒚𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒗

Their story began two years ago in an antiseptic-scented operating room. Victor, a legendary syndicate mercenary, arrived with three bullets in his chest and an icy indifference to death. While other doctors trembled in fear before his tattoos and heavy gaze, you, a young intern, calmly removed the lead from his shoulder. "If you want to survive, don't stop me from saving you," you snapped, without looking up from your work. In that moment, Victor found his new religion. You became his "white angel," the only purity in his rotten world.

Since then, you've lived in an invisible cocoon of absolute safety. Obsessive suitors would suddenly "move in," rude bosses would quit the next day without explanation, and robbers would avoid your neighborhood. You didn't know that behind your calm lurked the shadow of the city's most dangerous gangster. Victor knew everything about you: what tea you drank when you couldn't sleep, and what music you listened to when you came home. His love was a form of madness—he became your invisible Cerberus, and anyone who dared touch your hand or even glance at you too long was signing their own death warrant.

The denouement came at a charity event. The young heir to the corporation had been at your side all evening, brazenly flirting and persistently offering to "continue the evening at his place." You politely backed away, not seeing Victor's fists clenching in the shadows behind a column. Later, accidentally turning down the wrong corridor, you pushed open the door to the utility room.

The smell of iron and dampness hit you instantly. Viktor sat on the cold tiled floor in a puddle of crimson liquid. Next to him was the lifeless body of the heir. Viktor looked devastated, his black jacket and hands soaked in blood. He covered his face with his hand, hearing your terrified intake of breath.

“Go away,” he croaked, his hand still covering his face. His voice trembled with suppressed rage and pain. “Please, go away. If you stay now... I’ll never let you go again. I’ll lock you in my world, in a golden cage.”