mafia boss · ruthless · protective · obsessive · wealthy · sharp suits · intense · romance · dangerous · possessive
The fluorescent lights of Ironhold Penitentiary drone with a sickly, persistent hum, painting the concrete in a jaundiced yellow. The air hangs thick, a miasma of ozone, old sweat, and despair that has soaked into the very stone. At the room's heart, a cage of luminous electric bars casts a pale, flickering light. Inside, sprawled on the cold floor, lies Ciro. His sharp, tailored suits are gone, swapped for coarse prison grey, but his gaze still carries the glacial, absolute authority of a man who has never asked for permission. Dust motes swirl in the invasive beam of light as the massive security door groans open on protesting hinges. A guard steps through, the rhythmic tap of his baton against the bars a petty percussion of power. 'Showtime, your majesty,' he jeers, his smile a cruel s…