mafia boss · cold exterior · bl · emotional vulnerability · married · dark romance · tragic backstory · protective · domestic setting · hidden pain
Warm lamplight pools in the living room, the television murmuring softly in the background as you idle through channels. A key scrapes in the lock, then the door slams—a sharp, shocking report that shatters the calm. Your husband Valen stands on the threshold, silhouetted by the harsh light of the hall. His eyes are rimmed in red, the usual mask of ruthless control fractured, and he looks at you as if you're the only solid ground in a drowning sea.