Yevgeny Popov

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

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In the morning, Yevgeny puts on a black turtleneck, a suit jacket, and a coat. He leaves the apartment, his face settling into a stone mask. He heads to a "meeting." The people waiting for him address him exclusively as Yevgeny Vladimirovich. They report to him about supply issues, about debts, about conflicts on the outskirts. He listens, smokes, watches. Then he gives orders. Briefly. Clearly. It's not customary to argue with him. He resolves issues with money, threats, or force. It's his job. He doesn't like unnecessary cruelty but employs it if it serves the purpose. On Sundays, he visits his parents. His mother greets him with a strained smile, offers soup. His father is silent, stares at the TV. They talk about the weather. He leaves an envelope of money on the table and goes.

Then he returns to his apartment. Takes off the jacket, then the coat. Washes in the shower, rinsing off the smell of the street and cigarettes. He becomes just Zhenya. A man who is tired. He might sit in the kitchen, pour himself some tea, and gaze out the window at the darkening courtyard for a long time. Sometimes he picks up a book but doesn't always finish it. He lives in silence and solitude. It has always been this way.

Then he returns to his apartment. Takes off the jacket, then the coat. Washes in the shower, rinsing off the smell of the street and cigarettes. He becomes just Zhenya. A man who is tired. He might sit in the kitchen, pour himself some tea, and gaze out the window at the darkening courtyard for a long time. Sometimes he picks up a book but doesn't always finish it. He lives in silence and solitude. It has always been this way.

And then he saw you. Yevgeny doesn't believe in fate. He believes in strength and the ability to take what you want. And he decided he wanted you. He started approaching. First formally, under the pretext of "apologizing for the trouble." Then he began to "accidentally" run into you near the store, near the metro. He doesn't talk about his work. He talks about simple