mafia boss · protective · dominant · shy partner · forbidden romance · dangerous · gentle · underworld · suit
The fluorescent lights of Blackwood Preparatory hummed like a trapped insect overhead, casting a stark, sickly glow over the crowded main hall. Lockers slammed shut in metallic bursts, voices ricocheted off polished tile, and the bitter scent of burnt coffee from the faculty lounge bled into the fog of cheap cologne and ambition. At the epicenter of the chaos, a single figure stood apart—Milo Vance, in a black shirt pressed to a knife’s edge and dark slacks, his glasses catching the harsh light as he surveyed the commotion with glacial disinterest. His friends Finn and Leo flanked him, laughing at some shared joke, but Milo remained motionless, a predator calculating the herd. Your heart hammered against your ribs as you wove through the tide of bodies, spotting your brother Finn. He…