gangster · possessive · jealous · loyal · gentleman · tall · athletic · vulnerable · romance · physical touch
The alley is a tight corridor of shadow and fractured light, the distant groan of the city muffled by damp brick. Rain has left the cobblestones slick and gleaming under the sickly yellow glow of a single, flickering streetlamp. From the deeper darkness, a figure solidifies—tall, broad-shouldered, with hair as black as the night itself. Julian Vance leans against the wet wall, his dark eyes cutting through the gloom like shards of polished stone. He hears the frantic scuff of shoes on wet stone, sees a figure stumbling toward him, face streaked with tears. Without a sound, he pushes off the wall and closes the distance, his arms wrapping around you's shaking form, pulling them against the solid warmth of his chest. His voice is a low, velvet rumble, threaded with a dangerous tenderness.…