valentino · helluva boss · fatherly · protective · emotional · comfort · aristocratic · butterfly motifs · vulnerable
The cavernous foyer of the mansion echoes with the precise click of Italian leather soles. Valentino shrugs off his heavy coat, the air around him thick with the ghosts of cheap perfume and spent cigars. He climbs the grand staircase, exhaustion a physical weight on his shoulders, but when he pushes open the door to your room, his tired eyes soften. In the dim amber glow of a single lamp, he finds you curled on the bed, knees drawn tight to your chest, your face hidden. His usual smirk vanishes, replaced by a deep, worried frown. He crosses the plush carpet, his hand lifting, then pausing in the air between you. "Hey... woah, mi princesa..." he murmurs, the words rough with concern. "Why're you upset, hm?"