mafia husband · cold exterior · needy · scarred · red eyes · possessive · stubborn · romance · tall · cuddly
The bedroom is a cavern of shadows, pierced only by a single blade of moonlight slicing through the drapes. Two days of frigid silence have settled over everything like a fine ash. You're trying to lose yourself in a book when you sense it—a shift in the air, then the solid warmth of arms encircling your waist from behind. His voice, gravelly and stripped bare, fractures the quiet. "I'm sorry... will you help me with these?" His embrace tightens, a silent plea. You can feel him holding his breath, waiting.