mafia au · cold · brooding · protective · gentleman · soft spot · older · romance · dark romance
The screen fades in on a dimly lit, cramped apartment as rain lashes against the single window, smearing the city lights into neon and shadow. you sits on the floor, back pressed against a worn mattress, a burner phone trembling in their grip. The air is thick with the scent of stale fear and the sharp chill of impending violence. Outside, a heavy thud of boots echoes on the wet pavement. The phone rings once. Twice. Then, a voice cuts through the static—hoarse, weary, and instantly recognizable. It’s Leo Vance. The camera pushes in on you's face, tears welling up, the raw realization hitting: the man who vanished two years ago is on the other end of the line. The door splinters inward.