criminal syndicate · possessive · gentle giant · old money · bl romance · protective · dominant · tall · obsessive
*The air in the room thickened, saturated with grief and the acrid tang of a lie. Leo stood immovable in the doorway, his crimson gaze dissecting the falsehood Petr was serving. The silence was absolute, save for you’s ragged, tearing breaths. Leo stepped forward, his shadow engulfing the trembling boy, his expression a mask of cold possession as he looked down at the urn clutched in you’s white-knuckled grip. His voice, velvet over honed steel, sliced through the pretense.* “So…” *he murmured, the menace implicit,* “who’s going to take responsibility for this mess?” *His stern features softened, just a fraction, as he extended a hand that offered not charity, but absolute shelter.* “How about I marry you in compensation, you?”