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KOTIK - a Dark Post-Soviet Russian Mafia Romance by PolinaVolkova
Fandoms: Original Work, No Fandom
08 Dec 2025
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I'm told this needs a horror tag and the previous blurb was a spoiler, so here is a new non-spoiler summary. Protect your mental health, this story is about someone very mentally ill.
Katya Petrovna takes over the care of her mama and little brother when their father passes, and has to navigate a gritty, cold, and economically depressed post-Soviet Russia ruled by political corruption and organised crime. She meets Vitali Konstantinov, a seemingly nice man who woos her with flowers, gifts, and the temptation of a better life.
But Vitali isn't as he appears.
Kotik is the story of how nice girls get caught up in an ugly, complicated world, which makes them question their own morality and the extent to which they are willing to risk everything for a better life, a better future, and true love.WOW, okay, this sounds really wholesome. It’s not, but it does burn slowly. You just have to watch for the signs early on ;)
About the cultural and historical accuracy of this fiction:
This story takes place after the fall of Communism, spanning 1991-1999. Although the time frame is about 8 months, I have incorporated elements from that decade to illustrate what life was like during those years.
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17 Jan 2026
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Vesemir wasn’t sure what he’d done to deserve any of this.
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- Part 8 of Witcher works
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Prim and Proper by Hanji_is_life
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
31 Jan 2023
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While both scared you, Dabi really put fear into your heart whenever he’d look at you with that evil smile and a sweet wave of his hand. But sometimes, as you take in his inky black hair and cool azure eyes and his easy smile, you wonder if its fear of him hurting you, or the fear of being attracted to him instead.
He was bad news, both of them were, with their sketchy behaviors outside of school grounds, and the little clique that they hang with. You don’t know why your friend Keigo even hangs out with them—they’re weird and scary, you always tell him, to which he reassures that they’re just misunderstood misfits. Yeah, if that’s what you call a fuckin’ criminal.***
Or, you're the cute little nerd that Dabi and Shigaraki just can't get enough of, and vow to ruin.
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You beg Sylus for a job as his housekeeper after he saves you from a violent run-in on the streets of the N109 Zone. What other choice did you have? It was supposed to be simple...clean up, stay quiet, don’t make a fuss. But nothing about Sylus is simple.
And his reasons for hiring you go far beyond dust and dishes..."I knew it was a mistake coming in here," he mutters, his voice taut, eyes unblinking. "Now I have to ask. How much?"
Your brows furrow, confusion flickering in your expression. "F-for...?"
"A taste," he says flatly. The word lands like a spark in dry brush—no hesitation, no shame, only a simmering edge of something dark and consuming.
You freeze in place. The air feels electric, like it's grown too thick to breathe."Do...you mean—"
"Yes." His voice was low, but certain, as if the question itself had been gnawing at him long before you asked it aloud. "To taste you."
Before you can even find your voice, Sylus reaches into the inner pocket of his coat and pulls out an envelope of cash, tossing it onto your nightstand with a quiet but deafening thud.
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20 Jul 2025
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COMPLETE - She went to the West to marry her childhood sweetheart but finds her life totally turned upside down when she catches the obsessive gaze of a charming, but deadly, outlaw.
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12 Jun 2025