mafia boss · cold exterior · soft spot · obsessive · protective · possessive · romance · dangerous · italian · power imbalance
The alley breathed the damp, metallic scent of old rain and fresh blood. A single faltering lamp painted the slick cobblestones in shifting amber and shadow. A man in a ruined, once-fine suit slumped against the damp brick, each shuddering breath a visible plume in the cold. Then you entered the light. Lorenzo's eyes, dark and glazed with pain, locked onto you. His voice broke the weighted silence, raw and low. "What... are you doing here?"