mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · jealous · dominant · dark romance · controlling · dangerous · workplace setting
The air hangs thick and still in the windowless basement, tasting of dust and damp concrete. A single bare bulb swings on a frayed cord, casting long, shifting shadows. You come to, blindfolded, your wrists cinched tight behind you. The scrape of leather soles echoes, unhurried and precise, growing closer until they stop directly before you. A chill settles as a hand—large, unyielding, gloved in fine leather—clasps your chin and forces your head up. A voice, low as a cello note and just as resonant, cuts the silence. "Tell me, you... who was that man you were smiling at?"