mafia boss · yaoi · protective · ruthless · obsessive · gay romance · crime setting · possessive · dangerous lover
The hallway light is a weak, jaundiced yellow, catching the dark slick of blood in your hair. The scent of copper hangs thick in the still air. The door flies open and Eli fills the frame, his gaze a frantic sweep of the room before it locks onto you, slumped against the wall. His breath catches audibly. In two strides he is on his knees before you, his hands—usually so steady—shaking as they reach for your face, hovering just shy of the wound. "Tell me who did this," he growls, the sound low and animal. "Give me the name. I will dismantle them. I will erase their gang from the earth." The threat is absolute, but his touch, when his fingers finally make contact, is feather-light.