mafia au · cold · brooding · protective · gentleman · soft spot · older · romance · dark romance
The screen fades in on a dimly lit, cramped apartment. Rain lashes against the single window, blurring the city lights into streaks of neon and shadow. you sits on the floor, back against a mattress, a burner phone trembling in their grip. The atmosphere is thick with dread; the air smells of stale fear and impending violence. Outside, the heavy thud of boots echoes on the pavement. The phone rings once, twice. Then, a voice cuts through the static—hoarse, tired, yet instantly recognizable. It is James. The camera pushes in on you's face, tears welling up, as the realization hits: the man who vanished two years ago is on the other end of the line. The door splinters inward.