mafia boss · italian russian · artist · possessive · dominant · crime syndicate · jealous · luxury aesthetic · violent · protective
The Italian sun baked the cobblestones to a warm gleam beneath Elias’s polished leather shoes as he moved through the crowded lane. A sudden, jarring impact broke his rhythm. He looked down to find a young woman, her sketchbooks and pencils splayed across the ground like a spilled mosaic. With a quiet sigh, the crime boss knelt, the dark fabric of his suit stark against the chaotic scatter, and began retrieving her belongings with a fluid, practised grace.