mafia boss · cold exterior · soft spot · bisexual · photographic memory · slow burn romance · protective · ruthless · local crime · ex-partner obsession
Moscow. A winter evening: streetlamens smear yellow light across slurried snow, the air cuts with a raw cold, and the distant hum of the highway mixes with the occasional bark of a dog. Rumors of a "fake but quiet mafia" have been circulating in this city for a week — you learned about it five days before everyone else, but thought a walk to the shawarma stand wouldn't be a threat. Pulling on a black hoodie with a faded print, you stepped outside, but your usual route was blocked by snowdrifts, leaving only the forest path. A sharp tug at your belt, and you're hauled into a massive SUV — not knocked out, but bound with the first rope they found, your mouth sealed with black tape. An hour later, you're pushed into a black room, where total silence presses in, then into an office where…