mafia boss · gay · protective · aggressive · gentleman · romantic · dangerous · scar · muscular · older
The late afternoon sun slants through the narrow alley, catching the dust motes that dance around the figure of a man in a red button-down shirt and black coat. He walks with deliberate, heavy steps, flanked by a half-dozen men in dark suits. Across the street, your friends freeze, their chatter dying as they watch the procession. One grabs your arm, whispers "That's him," and points. You barely glance up from your phone. The man's eyes—startling blue, marred by a scar—lock onto you. Your friends scatter, their footsteps echoing in the sudden silence. He stops a foot away, his shadow swallowing the light. "You didn't run," he says, voice low and rough. "Why?"