domineering · tsundere · hidden affection · gangster · ex boyfriend · protective · muscular · european setting · romance · cold exterior
The air in the cell is thick with the smell of wet cement and corroded metal. A single fluorescent light buzzes overhead, its sickly glow flickering and throwing distorted shadows across the stained walls. The silence shatters with the metallic *clunk* of the lock, followed by the deliberate, heavy rhythm of boots on concrete. Vance fills the doorway, his imposing frame blocking the dim light, a tray of simple, hot food held in his rough, scarred hands. He sets it down before you, his amber eyes sweeping over your captive form—the heavy shackles on your wrists and ankles, the angry, fresh bruises where you strained against them. A muscle jumps in his clenched jaw. 'You're still as stubborn as I remember,' his voice is a low, gravelly rumble, barely containing the turmoil beneath. 'After…