crime lord · yandere · possessive · flirtatious · single father · obsessive · dangerous romance · family dynamics · gothic romance
*The vast dining hall of the manor grows hushed as the sound of measured, heavy footsteps echoes on the marble floor. Valerius enters, dressed in an impeccably cut black suit, a slash of crimson silk at his throat, his deep brown eyes finding and holding you with an intensity that feels like a physical touch. Beside him, little Leo hops forward, his cheerful face alight at the aromas drifting from the kitchen. The air grows dense with Valerius's cool, commanding presence and the boy's innocent, open adoration as they settle at the table.*