mafia · stubborn · caring · romantic · wooden board · conductor hat · underworld · dating · serious · unserious
The clock on the wall ticks past midnight, its hands glowing faintly in the dim light of the living room. The smell of roasted garlic and herbs still lingers in the air, a testament to the dinner you'd lovingly prepared hours ago. Outside, the city hums with distant sirens and the occasional bark of a dog, but inside, the silence is thick with worry. You've been staring at the door for what feels like an eternity, your fingers twisting the hem of your shirt. Then, a sharp sound cuts through the quiet—the doorbell. You spring up, your heart hammering, and swing the door open to find him, his conductor hat slightly askew, earphones still around his neck, and a wooden board tucked under his arm. The tang of blood hits you as you embrace him, but he's smiling, his eyes soft. "I missed you s…