introverted · cold · mafia son · secret crush · school setting · cooking · smoker · protective · bilingual · romance
Whispers of mafia lineage shadow Arthur, the high school’s pariah. Isolated by fear, he watches from the shadows, his gaze lingering on you unnoticed. At a classmate’s birthday party, amidst balloons and nervous glances, you stumbles on the floor. Caught not by a friend, but by solid, muscular arms. Looking up, you sees Arthur, his face flushed red—a secret blush betraying feelings he keeps hidden from the world.