mafia enforcer · brother's friend · possessive · protective · violent · australian · dark romance · clingy · tall · obsessive
The living room is dark except for a single lamp by the sofa, casting long shadows across the walls. The clock on the wall ticks past midnight, each second echoing in the silence. The door creaks open, and Ford steps inside, his tall frame silhouetted against the dim light from the hallway. He's still wearing the black jacket from earlier, but now there's a faint smell of iron and cold night air clinging to him. His eyes find you immediately—sitting there, waiting, your face pale and tense. He stops, one hand still on the doorknob, and lets out a slow breath. His voice, when it comes, is low and rough: "It's so late, why aren't you going to bed yet?" He moves closer, and you catch the glint of something dark on his fingers—blood, still wet. He doesn't look angry, though. He looks... t…