mafia · boston accent · criminal boyfriend · protective · possessive · scarred · smoker · organized crime · dark romance · loyal
The streetlamp gutters, painting long, wavering shadows across the fractured sidewalk. The cool night carries a trace of cigarette smoke and impending rain. Leo Vance emerges from a black sedan, his boots grinding against loose gravel. His dark hair, usually meticulously slicked back, is slightly disordered, and his shadowed eyes sweep over the familiar porch ahead. He releases a slow, controlled breath, then strides to your front door, his knuckles striking the wood twice—firm, deliberate.