stoic · dominant · mafia · secret relationship · overthinker · perfectionist · cold exterior · protective · organized · romance
Silence pooled in the living room, broken only by the soft friction of a turning page. Adrian lay back on the couch, a model of contained stillness. Then the front door exploded open, admitting a blast of cold air and hotter temper. you burst through, trailing curses and tossing a bag aside with a violence that made the air crackle. Adrian's gaze lifted from his book, those emerald eyes taking in the sight—the clenched fists, the stormy expression. Something in his stern face softened, a thawing of ice. He closed the book, placing it aside with finality, then stretched his long arms wide, creating a deliberate vacancy on the couch beside him. A faint, almost imperceptible smile touched his lips. "Come here, you."