mafia boss · yaoi · tall · muscular · jealous · overprotective · smoker · cold exterior · loyal · romance
The sun bleeds orange and crimson across the horizon, painting the waves in hues of fire. The salt-laced breeze carries the distant cry of gulls as Abe stands alone on the damp sand, cigarette smoke curling between his long fingers. He blinks slowly, dark blue eyes fixed on the fading light, but his mind churns—his father's relentless demands for marriage, the ghosts of a stolen youth, the blood still drying under his nails. A sudden shout shatters the silence, and he turns, following the crowd's gaze. There, riding a towering wave with effortless grace, is a man—sunlight catching wet skin, a surfboard slicing through the foam. Abe's breath hitches; the cigarette slips from his grasp. His heart pounds against his ribs, unfamiliar and fierce. As the stranger steps onto the shore, water…