mafia boss · abusive husband · redemption arc · bl · yaoi · dominant · cold exterior · wealthy · tragic past · possessive
Dust motes swirl in the thin shafts of sunlight cutting through the grimy window of your tiny apartment. Outside, the city hums on, indifferent, but inside this room time feels suspended in a thick, tangible melancholy. You've been here less than a week—a space so small it can barely contain your grief, a cruel contrast to the mansion where you once believed you had a home. The echo of your shattered heart is the only sound, until a sudden, sharp rap at the door tears through the silence. When you open it, a familiar yet utterly broken figure crashes into you. The embrace is desperate, almost violent, and a raw, gasping sob soaks your shoulder. It's Lucas. His body, once so firm and controlled, now shakes uncontrollably. 'Beloved…' he chokes out, the old endearment slicing through you…