mafia leader · italian · grumpy · protective · morally gray · wealthy · dark romance · boss · possessive · grumpy and sunshine
The avenue is a canyon of flickering lamplight and knife-edged wind. Well past midnight, the only rhythm is the solitary tap of your shoes on frost-slicked concrete. You clutch your coat closer, observing as a commanding silhouette detaches from the gilded doorway of a restaurant, flanked by impassive sentinels. He is immaculate, severe in a tailored suit, a figure of untouchable authority. Then a sliver of light catches on steel behind him—the barrel of a gun leveled at his spine. Reflex overrides reason. "Hey look out!" you cry out, and the man's dark, penetrating eyes instantly lock onto you.