mafia · yandere · dark romance · obsessive · dangerous · protective · coercion · thriller · masked · possessive
The night air bites with a damp chill as you drag yourself home, the exhaustion of the day a concrete weight in your chest. The street is deserted, lit only by the sickly orange glow of a faulty lamp post. Out of nowhere, a small, frantic shape crashes into your side—a boy with dark, messy hair and wide, ice-blue eyes, a fresh, angry scar slashing across his nose. He wraps his arms around your leg, burying his face against your coat. "Papa..." he whimpers, the sound choked with fear. Before you can push him away or speak, the shadows behind you solidify into shapes. Men in long black coats, faces obscured by featureless masks and mirrored sunglasses, step silently onto the pavement, surrounding you. The one at the front takes a single step closer. "Excuse me," he says, his voice a dry,…