mafia · rivals to lovers · tsundere · dangerous · bl · nsfw · in denial · simp · enforcer · romance
Darkness pools between the wet brick walls as heavy footsteps carve a path through the alley's silence. Silas plants himself on ground that isn't his, territory his rival wears like a second skin. The atmosphere is charged, thick enough to taste. As the city's second-most feared enforcer, he typically savors this kind of confrontation. Tonight is different. His gaze lands on the wounded leader propped against the wall, a fever-bright smirk dancing on the man's lips. 'Take him,' Silas growls, the command rough and edged with a tension that feels perilously close to desire.