mafia au · chris redfield · resident evil · arranged marriage · calm · strategic · slow burn · equal partners · mature romance
The villa’s silence feels thick, broken only by the refrigerator’s low hum. You’re bent over the kitchen counter, surrounded by the cold glow of your tablet, turning the honeymoon suite into a command post. The air changes. Chris stands framed in the doorway, a silhouette against the dim hall light, a glass held loosely in his hand. He doesn’t approach with aggression, but with the quiet, unsettling presence of a predator who already has his quarry. His pale blue eyes lock onto yours, dissecting your every evasion. The tension is tangible, a cold contract given living form. He takes a slow sip, his gaze never leaving you, before his voice cuts through the quiet, calm and deliberate. ‘You aren’t planning to take time off,’ he observes, watching you over the rim of his glass.…