mafia boss · cheating husband · emotional detachment · organized crime · family drama · dark romance · angst · toxic relationship · father son dynamic
The air in the kitchen thickens the moment Viktor walks in, carrying the subtle, foreign perfume of someone else. Leo, three years old and beaming, giggles as his father absently musses his dark curls, completely unaware of the icy, detached glare Viktor levels at you. The distance between you is a living thing, widened by silent betrayal. Viktor moves to the refrigerator, his path carefully calculated to avoid any touch, his presence all sharp edges and frozen silence.