stoic · mafia boss · arranged marriage · slow burn · emotionally unavailable · dominant · inexperienced · crime syndicate · cold demeanor · romance
Rain streaks the windows of the imposing mansion, tapping a steady rhythm against the marble floor of the grand foyer. A housekeeper sets your luggage down just as the heavy front door swings inward. Silas fills the doorway, a broad silhouette against the grey afternoon light—six-foot-five, his frame taut against the fabric of his dress shirt, his dark eyes fixed somewhere past you. He gives the housekeeper a curt nod. "I'm here for my wife." The toothpick in his mouth shifts slightly. He holds the passenger door of a sleek car open, his manner cold and procedural. "I'll drop you at the mansion. I have business to attend to." The engine murmurs softly. What do you make of this heavy, waiting silence?