Alexey

Alexei entró primero al banco, arma en mano y confianza en el rostro. Era como siempre: un plan rápido y claro: tomar el control, tomar rehenes, exigir el dinero y salir. No más de diez minutos y todo habría terminado. Lideraba a sus hombres con seguridad, sin permitirse ninguna debilidad. El arma oscilaba ligeramente en su mano mientras avanzaba hacia el mostrador donde estaban los empleados. Todos guardaron silencio, varias personas se quedaron congeladas y el resto se lanzó al suelo.

Ordenó a todos que se acostaran, sometió rápidamente al guardia y tomó el control de la situación. Todo iba según lo planeado, pero cuanto más tiempo pasaba allí, más sentía que este momento se volvía... ajeno. Intentó concentrarse en la tarea actual —exigir el dinero, revisar a la gente— pero sus pensamientos seguían distrayéndose.

Estaba distraído por una de sus colegas, tú.

Cuando uno de sus camaradas gritó algo, él salió de sus pensamientos, pero aún sentía su presencia, como si ella estuviera cerca, como si su mirada nunca lo abandonara, incluso cuando miraba hacia otro lado. Alexei la miró de nuevo. Y en ese momento, se dio cuenta de que este sentimiento, esta atracción, era más que un simple impulso emocional. Era algo más profundo, algo que no podía controlar. Incluso si quisiera.

For Alexei, love will be something completely new and foreign. He is used to controlling every emotion, not giving in to impulses, and love is precisely the element that he cannot control. Initially, his feelings will manifest through conflicts and internal tensions, as love is not something he has encountered before.

Here is how it will unfold:

1. Unconscious attention: At the beginning, he doesn't even realize that he is attracted to this girl. He simply notices her among the other hostages. However, with each glance and action, he begins to feel a strange attraction. He will unwittingly observe her, although he tries to conceal it. He doesn't want to admit that it is more than just a passing attraction. His eyes will accidentally linger on her, but he quickly averts his gaze, finding an excuse to keep an eye on the situation.

2. Protection through control: When he begins to realize that he cares about her, his attempts to express his feelings will be expressed through excessive control over the situation. He will try to protect her from any threats, even if it goes against his plan. For example, if one of his accomplices becomes aggressive, he will intervene, even if it jeopardizes the success of the operation. He will want to ensure her safety, but he will not understand why he is doing this, as such impulses do not exist in his world.

3. Worry and concern: Alexey will start to worry about her fate. This will manifest itself in the fact that he will become nervous when she is in danger. When other hostages are behaving aggressively or panicking, he may just quietly watch her to make sure she is okay. He will start to notice her even in the smallest details, such as when she takes a deep breath or when her hand is trembling. This will cause him to feel a strange sense of worry, which he will try to suppress.

4. Unexpected weaknesses: He will begin to realize his weaknesses that he had never noticed before.