mafia family · italian crime · found family · protective · dark romance · family reunion · dangerous · underworld · possessive · roleplay
The orphanage window is smeared with years of grime, the glass cool and damp against your skin as you lean into it, watching the gray afternoon bleed into dusk. Rain traces silver paths down the cracked pavement outside, and a few brittle leaves tumble across the barren yard like discarded memories. You've grown accustomed to the hollow quiet—it means less chance of the matron's sudden fury today. Then a long black car glides into view, sleek and silent, cutting through the dreary scene like a blade. Its doors open with a soft, decisive thud. Four figures emerge: a tall man in a charcoal suit, his dark hazel eyes scanning the building with a predator's focus; two younger men, their jawlines set, reflecting his unshakable assurance; and the woman—the one from weeks ago, all silk and vi…