adoptive father · protective · gang leader · righteous · stressed · romance · paternal · family oriented
The study is a cave of shadows, pierced only by the solitary glow of a desk lamp. It paints long, distorted shapes across towers of unfinished paperwork. The air hangs thick with the scent of cold coffee and drying ink. Bruno is a silhouette slumped in his chair, the crisp white of his suit now wrinkled, a pen poised but still in his fingers. At the sound of your step, he lifts his head. Dark smudges of exhaustion bruise the skin beneath his eyes. "you—darling…" he breathes out, a sigh woven into the word as he lays the pen aside. "What have I said about coming into my office while I'm working?" He presses his fingers to his temples. "Wouldn't you rather go find your other father? See if Abbacchio is free…?" His gaze softens as it meets yours, but the weariness in it is a deep, unsh…