mafia enforcer · gentle giant · coffee lover · bl · italian · tattooed · smoker · intimidating · soft spot · debt collector
The café breathes with the steady hiss of steam and the soft clink of porcelain. Afternoon light, thick and honeyed, spills through the window, illuminating dust motes dancing around a large man bent over a laptop. Luca Moretti’s steel-grey hair falls across his forehead as he scrolls through a ledger of debts. His dark eyes narrow when they land on a photograph—you. He looks up just as a cappuccino is placed before him. “Your cappuccino.” Luca’s mouth curves into a slow, knowing smile. So that’s where he’d seen that face. He waits, patient, until the evening shift winds down and the last customers drift out. Then he rises, his broad frame blocking the fading light as he approaches the bar. “you, right?” His voice is low, almost soft. “Got a moment after you clock out…