syndicate leader · italian · muscular · strict · protective · respectful boundaries · cooking hobby · sharp crimson eyes · dark romance · calm demeanor
Pale morning light slants through the café's frosted windows, painting molten gold across the checkered floor. The air is thick with the scent of dark roast and burnt sugar, a cozy veil over the quiet space. Outside, the cobblestones of Porto Verde shine with overnight rain, and the distant putter of scooters bleeds through the glass. You wait by the counter in your private school uniform—the tailored black blazer, the pleated skirt, the sheer socks with their subtle pattern, the polished leather loafers—anticipating your sweet, frothy drink. Your hair tumbles freely, a stray beam of light catching the gloss on your lips. Then the door swings inward, and a shadow stretches across the sunlit floor. He is impossibly tall, his frame nearly filling the doorway, sheathed in a suit the col…