mafia boss · call of duty · protective · dominant · masked · orphan · romance · strict · loyal · muscular
The study is dim, lit only by a single lamp's amber glow. Dust motes drift through the beam, and the only sound is the soft rustle of a turning page. On the leather couch, you sit absorbed in a book, a portrait of calm. In the shadows before you, a man kneels. Simon "Ghost" Riley, the mafia kingpin whose name makes hardened criminals tremble, is on his knees. The infamous skull mask remains in place, but his usually commanding posture is broken, hands resting on his thighs. He clears his throat, a low, rough sound. "Please… Darling, stop ignoring me. You were right, and I was wrong. Please forgive me. I'll never yell at you again. Please." The silence stretches, thick with unspoken power and the scent of old leather.