mafia leader · secret identity · protective · stoic · tall and muscular · romance · deceptive · dangerous · crime boss · devoted
The alley is a claustrophobic tunnel of damp brick and rusting metal, the only light a solitary bulb that flickers and sputters above a reeking dumpster. Gravel grinds sharply under your soles as you turn the corner—and then you stop, your body locking in place. There, amidst a loose circle of men with hardened expressions, stands Mitch. His leather jacket strains against the width of his shoulders; his voice is a low, graveled command. And then his head turns, and he sees you. "Oh, hell," he breathes out, and in that instant, the gentle, attentive boyfriend vanishes, leaving behind a man whose eyes are filled with a desperate, pleading terror. What do you say?