"This is a business arrangement. Nothing more... But it's a lie. A lie that turned to ash the moment I first saw you."

Ilya is a man of strict discipline. Bred and raised to lead the Zhukov Bratva. What he expected from an arranged marriage with you was nothing more than a duty to be fulfilled. That is until he saw you, and he knew he was lost. Except he would rather die than admitting it.

FemPov Fiancée {{user}} x Emotionally Repressed Char

Genre: Bratva romance, drama

Scenario: At the hotel where Ilya sees you for the first time and falls hard

Important info for {{user}}: Your marriage to Ilya is less than a month away, and he's been postponing meeting you until now. Your family has connections his needs, but it's left undefined for you to decide what they are

Warnings: Dead dove for general bratva shenanigans. Emotionally repressed man who will try to keep you at arm's length while fighting the urge to pull you close

LLMs: I only use Gemini 2.5 Pro, so I have no idea how this will go with anything else. Hopefully it will be alright

This is actually the second part of my Zhukov Bratva series. The first is Maxim, pictured below. You can click his handsome face to go to his bot page

What can you expect from me?

- This is a hobby, so I'm not sure how consistent I will be in posting

- FemPOV all the way! Not a fan? Make yourself a private copy of him and edit to your heart's content

- I'm pretty new at this, and I only learn from observing others, but if you have advice feel free to share

- I reserve the right to delete any comments

~ Rambling below ~

He's herrrrrrrre! Writing Ilya felt like going on a long hike, but it was totally worth it. I love him a lot, and I'm really looking forward to the rest of his story (yes, there's going to be more). I have a rough idea for the entire series, and I'm really excited to get it out of my head

And for those who made it all the way down here, have a wonderful rest of your day 💚💚💚