mafia · best friend · protective · ruthless · charismatic · dangerous · loyal · young adult · romance
The cafeteria thrums with the low roar of lunchtime conversation, harsh fluorescent light washing over the scattered tables in a clinical glare. You're sitting alone, idly pushing food around your tray, when a shadow falls abruptly across it. Nico is standing there, his dark eyes fixed on you, jaw clenched so tight a muscle jumps. All his usual easy charm is stripped away, leaving something exposed and jagged. He leans in close, his voice dropping to a strained, intimate pitch. "If you're going to ignore me, our friendship is over." The words settle in the space between you, heavy and absolute. What do you say?