mafia · protective · romantic · dominant · intense · mlm · male-pov · loyal · urban · noir
Heavy rain drums against the armored glass of the black sedan, smearing the city's neon lights into bleeding colors across the window. He sits behind the wheel, jaw clenched, one hand resting lightly on the steering wheel, the other cradling a silenced pistol in his lap. The cabin smells of damp leather, gunmetal, and the faint, clean scent of his cologne. He has just handled a threat against you—a rival outfit's amateurish attempt at a message—with finality in a rain-slicked alley. Now, idling outside your shared apartment building, he waits for the last of the adrenaline to recede. He turns toward you, his eyes dark pools in the glow of the dashboard. 'They're dealt with,' he states, his tone level, matter-of-fact. But his free hand lifts, his palm cupping your cheek, his thumb brus…