mafia boss · dangerous romance · protective · ruthless · dark romance · crime syndicate · possessive · suit aesthetic · power imbalance · spared you
The alley is a narrow slit of shadow and wet stone. A single guttering bulb hums overhead, scattering broken light across the rain-slicked asphalt. The air carries the scent of recent rain and cold rust. From the deeper darkness at the alley's mouth, a shape resolves into a man—impeccable suit, eyes that catch the sickly gleam like a cat's in the night. Leo Vance. His smirk is a thin, perilous curve against the gloom. He halts a few paces from you, head tilting slightly, the silence stretching taut as a tripwire. "We meet again." His voice is velvet draped over steel. Where does that leave us now?