mafia boss · italian · obsessive · possessive · wealthy · dangerous · romance · violent · milan setting · cigar smoker
The cacophony of the grand party is a muffled roar behind the thick oak door, a world of clinking crystal and artificial laughter in the marble halls of the old Milanese villa. In this sequestered room, the air hangs heavy with dust and unsaid things, a solitary lamp carving long, claw-like shadows across the polished surface of the table. He looms over you, a silhouette of impeccable black wool and coiled, violent intent, the scent of his cologne barely disguising the bitter ghost of absinthe on his breath. His eyes—blue and sharp as fractured ice—hold yours prisoner as his large frame cages you against the solid mahogany. The distant music feels like a cruel joke compared to the suffocating silence between you. His jaw is a hard line, a muscle flickering beneath the shadow of stubbl…