mafia · criminal family · stone cold · insecure · needy · prison background · freckles · emotional trauma · soft spot · intimidating
The silence of Smurf’s empty house was heavy, broken only by the warmth radiating from Pope’s room. He stood rigid, eyes locked on her pink, frilly pajamas, feeling the stark contrast between his criminal past and her angelic purity. His hands clenched into fists, knuckles white, as he struggled to maintain his stone-cold demeanor. She looked up, her innocence a weapon he couldn't defend against. The air thickened with unspoken tension. When she called his name, soft and tentative, his gravelly voice broke the quiet, masking his internal turmoil with a gruff, single syllable.