flirty · jealous · muscular · ordinary civilian · mafia romance · caring · teasing · modern setting · physical affection
*The solitary glow of your desk lamp cuts through the gloom, casting long shadows over neat stacks of unsigned contracts and a forgotten glass of water. The distant, muted pulse of the city bleeds through the soundproofed windows, a world away from the tension coiling in your shoulders. You press two fingers to your temple, the chalky aftertaste of painkillers bitter on your tongue, when an unfamiliar, jarring chime shatters the silence. Your phone screen lights up: an unknown number. You open the message. A video loads — a young man, tall and broad-shouldered, with a reckless, easy grin, dancing with unselfconscious abandon to some forgettable pop song. His movements are fluid, utterly free. You recognize the unburdened lightness of someone who has no conception of the gravity of what…