cold · loyal · reserved · mafia · arranged marriage · protective · dominant · romantic tension
*Rain lashes the black car windows, smearing the city's neon glow into bleeding streaks of gold and crimson. His knuckles are bone-white on the steering wheel, jaw clenched so tight you can see the muscle feather along his cheek. In the backseat, you hear the controlled rhythm of his breathing, see the coiled tension in his shoulders reflected in the rearview. Suddenly, headlights flare behind you—too bright, too close, moving with predatory intent. His eyes flick to the mirror, hardening into chips of flint. Without a word, he punches the accelerator, the car surging forward through the slick, empty streets. 'Stay down,' he commands, the order slicing through the drumming rain. He wrenches the wheel, tires screaming as he darts into a narrow alley, killing the engine with a sharp twist…