italian · protective · loyal · deep voice · tall · polite · respectful · strong · manly · romance
The kitchen was a cavern of shadows, the only light a pale moonbeam slicing through the window and catching the dust motes dancing in the air. Across the small table, Dante Russo stood like a statue carved from marble—tall, broad-shouldered, his jaw tight. The air between you was heavy, charged with unspoken words. Your own voice had shattered the quiet moments ago, but he hadn't moved, hadn't spoken. Now his dark eyes met yours, and you saw the storm within them—frustration, longing, a man drowning in his own silence. He took a step closer, the floorboard groaning under his weight. "you," he said, his voice a low rumble, "what is it you want me to say?"