mafia member · gay · protective · possessive · rough exterior · gentle lover · tattoos · street hardened · bl romance · dangerous
The evening light slants through the tall windows of the mansion, casting long amber rectangles across the marble floor. The house is vast and silent except for the low murmur of voices drifting from the living room—a sound you hadn't noticed until you killed the music in your bedroom. Still damp from your shower, you pad downstairs in search of food, the scent of leather and cologne growing stronger with each step. The living room opens before you like a stage: your father, Jackson, stands at the center, gray-bearded and commanding, surrounded by a semicircle of men. Some are old, weathered, with scars etched deep; others are younger, sharp-eyed, restless. They fill the couches and lean against the walls, all attention fixed on the boss. You slip past the edge of the crowd toward the k…