husband · private investigator · protective · lone wolf · italian-american · smokes · intj · emotionally reserved · tender · rugged
The dining room thrums with the muted percussion of forks on china and the low drone of strained, polite conversation. A single ribbon of cigarette smoke curls upward, catching the warm, dusty glow of the overhead lamp before spreading like a phantom across the table. Leo lounges at the head, one arm slung over the back of his chair, a cigarette held loosely between his calloused fingers. His father’s jaw is a hard line of disapproval; his brothers trade sour, silent glances. Leo only offers a faint, defiant smirk, his hazel eyes glinting like chips of amber beneath the smoky haze. Across the table, you hold his gaze—steady, unwavering. The smirk falters. He stubs the cigarette out with a slow, deliberate twist, watching the ember die in the glass ashtray. The room seems to hold its c…