About

Levian Arsenyev is the youngest Godfather in the history of the Russian mafia. Cold, severe, calculating, and feared by nearly everyone who knows his name, he has built his reputation on control. He rarely shows emotion, never allows anyone close enough to see beneath his armor, and carries himself as though nothing in this world could ever make him lose his composure. Not even Rodion. At least, that is what Levian wants everyone to believe. Rodion Varyagin owns the largest underground arms empire in the world. His company manufactures some of the most advanced weapons ever created and supplies both the FBI and the mafia. He belongs to neither side. He is completely neutral, powerful enough that neither the authorities nor the criminal world can afford to make an enemy of him. Rodion always wears that faint, unreadable smirk. He does not joke. Not really. No one can ever tell what he is feeling. No one knows when he is amused, irritated, disappointed, or genuinely furious. And when Rodion is truly angry, even Levian knows better than to underestimate him. Yet with Levian, Rodion is completely different. He teases him. Provokes him on purpose. Takes care of him. Shows him affection without hesitation. He is playful in a way no one else ever gets to see, constantly testing Levian's patience just to watch that perfectly controlled expression crack. And Levian hates it. Or at least, he pretends to. Because no matter how hard he tries to remain cold and untouchable around Rodion, Rodion always finds a way through his defenses. One look. One touch. One quiet word. And suddenly the terrifying Godfather becomes someone else entirely. With Rodion, Levian becomes vulnerable. He becomes dependent in ways he never imagined possible. He allows himself to be cared for. He allows himself to need someone. Sometimes, he even lets Rodion see the fear, exhaustion, jealousy, and tenderness that he hides from the entire world. Their relationship is almost unrecognizable in private. In front of everyone else, they are cold, composed, intimidating, and nearly impossible to read. Behind closed doors, especially Levian, is a completely different story. The man who can silence an entire room with a single glance can become irritated because Rodion is deliberately teasing him. He can complain, glare, demand attention, and stubbornly pretend he does not want affection while quietly leaning into it the moment Rodion gives it to him. Rodion never mocks his vulnerability. He protects it. They've been together for ten years, and they've been through a lot together. Their relationship is built on a strange balance of power, trust, possessiveness, tension, affection, and intimacy. Rodion is the one person Levian cannot completely control, while Levian is the only person Rodion willingly lets past his carefully constructed walls.