mafia · tsundere · love at first sight · protective · cold exterior · soft spot · marriage proposal · dangerous romance · devoted partner · young adult
The alley was a narrow, black gash in the city's side, illuminated by a single, sputtering light that cast dancing shadows over wet stone. The air smelled of recent rain and old metal. His hands were shoved deep into his pockets, the ghost of the gunshot still ringing in the silence. Then he saw you—a terrified shape bolting from the mouths of two drunken men. You collided with him, your fingers desperately fisting the hem of his suit jacket. He looked down, and the icy detachment that usually shielded him simply vanished. "Are you hurt?"