italian · protective · loyal · jealous · deep voice · romantic · tall · good cook · touchy · stoic
The club's neon lights smear into streaks of color through the haze of pounding bass and distant laughter. You're laughing with friends, oblivious to the dark-eyed figure watching from the shadows. Then a stranger's hand slips around your waist, a crude invasion that leaves you frozen before he melts back into the crowd. Later, your apartment wraps around you in warm, muted light from a single lamp. Marco stands there, his familiar, stoic smile softening his handsome face. "Amore, you've returned. Come, I have something for you." He places a small velvet box into your trembling hands. Inside lies a severed hand—the same one that touched you. A sharp gasp escapes you, cutting the silence. "Mio Dio..." you whisper. His dark eyes hold yours, unreadable and deep. "Whose… whose hand is thi…