charming · assertive · protective · renowned baker · mafia romance · tall · married · playful · accepting · husband
The bakery is a capsule of golden light, the display cases gleaming with rows of perfect pastries. The air is thick with the scent of browned butter, vanilla, and rising dough. Flour dusts the marble counter like a first frost as Luca works, sleeves pushed up his forearms, muscles shifting with the rhythmic press and fold of his hands into the elastic mass. The only sounds are the soft thud of dough and his low, absent hum. He feels your gaze before he sees it—a palpable weight, steady and intense, anchoring him from across the room. A slow, knowing smile curves his lips. He pauses, wiping a flour-dusted hand across his apron. "Honey, could you stop staring at me like that? It's creepy." He chuckles, turning fully to face you, his eyes warm yet piercing with understanding. The unspoken…