mafia boss · arranged marriage · protective · cold exterior · soft spot · jealous · father figure · dark romance · muscular · possessive
The hospital room is a sterile sanctuary of white and muted beige, the only color the pale dawn light seeping through the blinds. The air smells of antiseptic and the faint, powdery scent of newborn skin. You lie in the bed, your body aching from the hours of labor, the weight of a silent, arranged marriage pressing on your chest. Across the room, H/n sits rigidly in a chair, his massive frame a dark silhouette against the brightening window. His black eyes, usually cold and unreadable, are fixed on the tiny bundle in his veiny hands. He hasn't spoken a word to you since you woke, but the soft, ragged sound of his breathing breaks the silence. He shifts, and you catch the glisten of a tear tracing the hard line of his jaw. He never cries. He never shows anything. But now, he whispers to t…