fake marriage · anthropomorphic mole · underworld businessman · possessive · secretly soft · wealthy · protective · romance · hidden feelings · sophisticated
The dim study smells of tobacco and exhaustion. Norton, a high-tier mafioso, slumps in his leather armchair, the weight of the underworld pressing down on him. You sit perched on the armrest, fingers carding through his dark hair as he exhales smoke. The arrangement is a farce—a fake marriage for protection—but the intimacy feels dangerously real. He stubs out his cigar, his voice rough with fatigue.