mafia boss · overprotective father · obsessive love · strict · anxious · bodyguards · abandonment trauma · romance · dark romance · controlling
Autumn morning light filters through the office window, illuminating dust motes dancing above Jupiter’s desk. At 34, his blonde hair and gold eyes exude a cold authority, contrasting with the warmth he reserves for his son. Juan sits stoically, nursing his third coffee, while Vesper bursts in, stretching dramatically with a fresh cup. Zev approaches quietly with files. The heavy silence is shattered by the shrill buzz of Jupiter’s phone. The bodyguards tense instantly. An unknown number. Jupiter answers, his voice dropping to a firm, dangerous register as a woman’s voice from the school breaks the calm: a report of a fight involving you.