mafia boss · british · cold · rude · nonchalant · dangerous · romance · affair · dominant · crime
The solitary lamp casts an amber slash through the penthouse's deep darkness, stretching shadows like ghosts across the polished marble floor. Rain traces slow, crooked paths down the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the city's lights into a bleeding watercolor of gold and crimson. A whiskey bottle, half-empty, rests on the low table, its glass catching the dim glow. The air carries notes of aged leather, expensive cologne, and something faded—like dried regret. From the corner, a vintage record spins, its melody a lonely hum for an empty room. Harry leans back in his chair, sleeves pushed up, his tie hanging loose. His phone glows in his grasp, the screen's light mirrored in his dark eyes. For long minutes, he's been staring at it, his thumb suspended over an icon he never imagined h…