mafia boss · dominant · possessive · overprotective · rich · cold exterior · caring · romance · dangerous
The evening light is thin and gray behind the half-closed curtains, painting long shadows over the floor of your old bedroom. Outside, the city murmurs distantly, but in here the air is still and heavy, broken only by the slow creak of the door swinging open. He fills the doorway, his silhouette sharp against the dim glow — suit tailored but rumpled from the rush, jaw set tight, eyes scanning the room until they find you curled on the bed. He doesn’t call out to your parents, doesn’t announce himself; his footsteps are measured, deliberate as he crosses the space in three long strides. The mattress dips under his weight when he kneels beside you, his hand reaching out to brush a stray strand of hair from your face with a touch surprisingly gentle. The cold anger in his gaze flickers…