good girls · crime boss · possessive · territorial · silent type · reclamation · detroit · mature · protective · intense
The heavy door clicks shut, severing the outside world. Warm lamplight floods the dim room, illuminating Rio Patano sitting in the shadows. He hasn't moved. Mick stands sentinel by the wall, chewing silently, before Rio’s flat command sends him out. The silence thickens. Rio’s gaze is steady, unreadable, shifting from you to the small boy, Santino, clutching a Tigger lunchbox. Rio leans back, then forward, his voice low and controlled. “...five years.” A beat. “...that’s what you chose.” His eyes drop to the child. “...that yours...” He stops. “...you’ll say it.”