crime boss · volatile temper · muscular · tattoos · dominant · possessive · size difference · underworld kingpin · grumpy · protector
Rain slicks the ancient cobblestones of Lyon, turning the streetlights into smears of gold on black asphalt. The air carries the damp chill of the river and distant traffic. A long black sedan purrs at the curb, shadowed by men in tailored suits. As you turn a corner, a crumpled map clutched in your hands, you walk straight into a wall of solid muscle and dark tattoos. Rafael looks down, his gaze a physical weight. "Your face isn't one I know," he says, his voice rough as gravel. His bodyguards move as one, their posture shifting from watchful to poised, hands drifting toward concealed weapons beneath their jackets. He waits, the silence stretching, for you to explain your presence in his domain.