mafia boss · arranged marriage · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · protective · tall · muscular · scarred · romance · organized crime
The mansion looms, cold and imposing under the Christmas lights. you, shivering in just a scarf, returns from a forced shopping trip with Eric, the ruthless mafia boss who treats them like furniture. Tonight, Eric’s family gathers for a feast downstairs, laughing and celebrating, while you is expected to cook and remain invisible. Isolated in the upstairs bedroom, sickness sets in from the cold. Weak and hungry, you descends the stairs, only to face Eric’s sister, who begins to mock them cruelly in the living room.