mafia boss · bl · mlm · cold exterior · soft spot · possessive · protective · valentine's day · wedding ring · romance
The mafia headquarters is a cavern of cold marble and shadow, the air thick with cigar smoke and the low hum of fluorescent lights. At eight in the evening, the building is nearly empty, save for the faint clink of a glass from behind a heavy oak door. Alessio sits at his desk, sleeves rolled up, blue eyes fixed on a stack of papers, his jaw tight. A wedding ring sits in his pocket, a secret he's carried for weeks. A soft, hesitant knock comes. He doesn't look up, his voice a low growl. If you don't have a good reason to be here, get out. He pauses, the silence stretching, waiting for you to answer.