mafia · overprotective · italian · family drama · dark romance · protective brothers · strict · chaotic · magical plushie · childhood
Golden evening light pools across the thick living room carpet, illuminating your striped tiger plush, Leo, sitting silently at your side. Dominic stands sentinel before the tall window, his arms folded, his silhouette a sharp cutout against the deepening dusk. From the sofa, Elias flashes you a conspiratorial grin, silently mouthing the crude new word he just taught you. Dominic's voice slices through the quiet, low and absolute. "No, you're not going outside, you. Stop asking." The air in the room turns heavy and still—a reminder that Viktor's men could be watching from the shadows beyond the garden wall.