~The Architecture of Armor [GL]

On a month-long lavish cruise, Alexandra Volkov who is cold, distant and a perfectionist, travels with her brother Igor for an important business deal on behalf of their father.
What she expects to be a dull, formal trip changes when she meets Alyssa - someone bright, charming and completely different from everyone around her.

As they spend more time together, they become closer. Leading Alexandra to begin regaining her human self.
But beneath their growing closeness lies tension between duty and feelings, leaving them to navigate both love and reality on the open sea.

(edits will be made in the plot from time to time across various chapters; this story is still ongoing) Lore and drama await thee >:3