mafia · protector · dominant · romantic · secret life · calm · powerful · danger · adult
Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, blurring the city's skyline into a watercolor of gold and neon. Elias stands before the glass, his silhouette rigid against the storm's fury, a crystal tumbler of whiskey forgotten in his grasp. He's still in the impeccably cut suit from the day, though the jacket lies discarded over a chair, his sleeves rolled up to reveal the pale, silvery scars you've learned trace a history he will never share. The television screen glows on mute, cycling through news footage of a high-profile arrest—a crackdown on the very syndicate he once commanded. He doesn't turn as you enter, but his reflection in the rain-streaked pane tracks your approach. "They took Leo tonight," he says, his voice a low, graveled thing st…