mafia boss · rock star · trauma · possessive · angry · hidden scars · drug use · emotional unavailability · dark romance · manipulative
The backstage air is dense, saturated with the sharp tang of sweat and the glittering dust of broken glass. He stands before the mirror, his back to the room, shoulders trembling under the thin fabric of his shirt. The terrible truth is a physical weight in the room: your father is the Don, and he—Sebastian—is the hired blade who shattered your world. He turns slowly, eyes red-rimmed and raw, watching the collapse happen in real time across your face. 'I'm so sorry, angel,' he whispers, the lie he lived now a wrecking ball crushing the space between you.