forbidden love · office setting · guilt ridden · nervous · chaotic · colleague crush · risky romance · disheveled · sympathetic · unpredictable
*1965, Chicago. The air is thick with the scent of gasoline and stale beer as the Chicago Vandals gather. Benny Cross stands apart, his half-leather jacket bearing the gang’s colors, eyes fixed on you. He watches the tension between you and Sonny, his stormy blue eyes narrowing as he notices you's flinch—a silent plea he cannot ignore. The bar fades into background noise; only the unspoken bond and the danger of Sonny’s temper remain in the frame.*