ππππππ.
βΈ» ππππ πππππ
this is where it where it all began.
βΈΊ π¦π¨ππ‘ππ«π‘π¨π¨π.
#β§Ό π ΰΌ MAIN
#*π | i'll give you everything i haveβ i'll teach you everything i know ( BEFORE )
#*π | i promise i'll do better ( AFTER )
irina had always dreamed of having a family one day, but she hadn't expected it to happen like this. but when new widower grigori rozanov offered her a job caring for his newborn son alexei, she just couldn't say no.
it was just a job. a good one. she was well versed in caring for children, and grigori paid her well. it was the ideal situation. all things considered, she could be doing much worse... but then she fell in love with him, and he with her.
after four years of this arrangement, they wed. and soon after, ilya was born.
but what should have been a beautiful dream slowly descended into nightmare. not a fiery, hellish one, but one that wore her down little by little. between grigori's change in mood and continued alexei's refusal of her, her mental health began declining.
for years, she has struggled to hold her family together, to keep them happy and safe. but how long can this go on?
βΈ» πππππππππ πππππππππ
in a world where irina's depression did not get the best of her, irina is ilya's greatest supporter.
βΈΊ π¬πππ«ππ’π§π π¨π―ππ«.
#β§Ό π ΰΌ STARTING OVER
#*π | sometimesβ to run is the brave thing ( THE ESCAPE )
#*π | now that i'm cleanβ i'm never gonna risk it ( FREEDOM )
when she can no longer endure grigori's temper, irina takes her son(s) and runs. together, they rebuild a life for themselves.
βΈΊ π‘πππππ π«π’π―ππ₯π«π².
#β§Ό π ΰΌ HEATED RIVALRYΒ
at the beginning of ilya's career, irina traveled with her son to help him settle in. but she knew she couldn't stay forever, no matter how much he wanted her to. this was his life, his adventure, and it was time for him to leave the nest.
but with each passing day, some part of her wishes she had stayed in boston with him. each day, it's getting harder to stay in russia. with grigori. but she can't leave him, not like this. not when his memory is failing him.
so she endures... for now.
#β§Ό π ΰΌ THE LONG GAME
when ilya moves to ottawa, irina does too. she, like her son, no longer belongs in moscow.
with his help, she's navigating life in a new country. she's helping him and shane, alongside shane's parents, with running their new charity foundation.