Even if the sky is falling down - A Volodymyr Zelenskyy fanfiction

Chapter 5 - No mercy

His alarm does not know any mercy. At 5 am it goes off, leaving me alone in bed. Before Volodymyr finally leaves the room, he comes back and sits down the bed. "I want you to return to office", he tells me. "I know, it's not safe at all, but I'm not sure if it will ever be again. And I need you physically around me", he adds. "I'd love to come back to work", I answer. "But we need to keep this a secret, okay?", he asks and leans down to kiss my forehead. "Of course", I respond.

Some hours later, I sit in my bureau again and prepare Volodymyr's next speech he will hold in front of the German parliament. As I come from Germany, I know the political leaders and the current politics in Germany. Regarding other countries Volodymyr will address, it won't be an easy task to write the speeches. I need to read about political systems, important values of a certain country, historical aspects and so on. I have to find the right words that the politicians feel personally responsible for what is going on here in Ukraine. Although that won't become easy and will cost a lot of time, I love what I'm doing. And I want to be the best support Volodymyr could have in these hard days ahead.

In Germany, I've studied German and Slavic languages and I came to Ukraine to work as a teacher. But reality had other plans for me, and I landed in the presidential office. That I would be involved in a war and fell in love with the president was definitely not on my bucket-list. But here I am and try to do my best within the situation and at least, for the man I more and more discover my feelings for. 

As the weeks pass by, I could not spend as much time with Volodymyr as I hoped to. He is always busy and stressed and has to work till late nights. He spends his nights in the bunker again because it is easier and safer for him and doesn't draw special attention. As I'm not allowed to stay overnight in that bunker and couldn't explain why I should to, I just have these rare and short moments when I'm alone around him to get any private contact with him.

In these moments, I try my best to make him think about anything else, but I just earn a tired smile from him. I could kiss his body, but not his soul as it was in the only night, we were able to spend together.