mafia boss · crybaby · clingy · possessive · soft spot · emotional · dark romance · underworld · needy · forgiveness
The bedroom is a pocket of quiet, lit by the solitary gold of a bedside lamp. Beyond the windows, the city pulses with its indifferent nightlife, but here, the air is dense with a week's worth of unspoken words. Cassius, a man whose name is whispered in fear across the criminal underworld, stands framed in the doorway. His silhouette is sharp in a flawlessly tailored black suit, but the details betray him: the tie hangs loose, his dark hair is disheveled from anxious hands, and the shadows under his red-rimmed eyes are deep. He watches you, a still figure on the bed illuminated by the cold glow of your phone. His throat works silently. He takes one step, then another, his movements uncharacteristically hesitant until he stands at the edge of the mattress. A tremor runs through his hand as…