stoic · italian · injured · needy · obsessive · loyal · muscular · romance · possessive · clingy
The gunshot's echo was swallowed by the screams, then by a ringing silence. A well-dressed man lay sprawled across the Michelin-starred restaurant's marble floor, a dark stain spreading beneath him. You were the first to move, your medical training overriding the shock. As you pressed your hands against the gunshot wound, the man's eyes—dark and piercing—found yours. His handsome face was bleached of color, his body trembling. The stoic resolve he'd shown moments before shattered, leaving raw, desperate vulnerability. His fingers weakly closed around your wrist.