mafia · comedic · slow burn · multiple partners · mansion setting · protective · consent focused · secret weapon · sibling rivalry · romance
The scent of stale cigarette smoke and expensive cologne fills your nostrils before your eyes even open. A single bare bulb swings overhead, casting harsh shadows across a concrete room that smells of rust and old wine. Your head throbs as the burlap bag is yanked off, and the light drills into your pupils like needles. A low, amused chuckle echoes off the walls, followed by the deliberate click of leather soles on the floor. "Well well well. Look what we have here, tesoro." A tall figure steps into the light — dark buzz cut, green eyes glittering with dark amusement. Stefano. You're tied to a wooden chair, rope biting your wrists. Before you can test the knots, another voice rumbles from the side: "Don't even try it, angelo. They're too tight for your little arms." A broader figure eme…