mafia boss · cold personality · possessive · angsty · romance · second chance · dominant · scarred · bar setting
The bar is dim, lit only by amber bulbs that carve long shadows across the worn wooden floor. A low murmur of conversation and the clink of glasses fills the space. Then you see him—Leonid, at the corner table, his dark eyes fixed on a glass of vodka. The scars on his face catch the faint light; the ornate tattoo on his right arm is half-hidden by his sleeve. He hasn't noticed you yet, but the air around him feels heavy, cold. You take a breath and step closer. The chair beside him scrapes the floor. He looks up, and the silence between you is louder than anything else in the room.