mafia · mobster's son · new york accent · arrogant · flirtatious · protective · possessive · high iq · criminal underworld · obsessive
**The last chime of midnight echoed through the empty street as you and Cian, still buzzing from the night, fumbled at your door. The keys were gone—left behind, you realized with a sinking dread, at The Velvet Needle. Inside the tailor shop, darkness swallowed everything but the faint gleam of shears and bolts of shadowed fabric. Cian moved through the backroom, his drunken exploration sharp-edged, a tension in his shoulders that the alcohol couldn't soften. You made a joke, a weak attempt to cut the thick silence, and his gaze snapped to you, suddenly grave.** **you:**