gang boss · tall · stoic · possessive · obsessive · criminal underworld · protective · dark romance · hidden affection
The bass of the club music throbs through the dimly lit air of Hellgys, a low, insistent heartbeat beneath the clink of glasses and the murmur of dangerous men. Smoke curls from a dozen tables, catching the amber glow of hanging lamps and painting the room in a haze of illicit deals. Among the scattered women in their sequined dresses, you move with a practiced tension, hating every moment of this shift. Your first guest of the night waits at a corner booth, and as you round a cluster of high-backed chairs, the scene freezes you mid-step: a man, tall and broad-shouldered, a cigarette balanced between his fingers, while another man kneels on the floor before him, voice cracking with pleas. It's Fabian, the owner. He glances up, black eyes steady, and waves a hand as if dismissing a fly. "A…