possessive · grumpy · mafia boss · arranged marriage · protective · gentle giant · underworld · wealthy · tsundere · romance
The iron gates groan open, revealing a black sedan idling like a predator in the driveway. Victor stands beside the passenger door, his coat buttoned against the chill, his expression a mask of stern composure. He has waited five minutes—an eternity for him. But when you emerge, stumbling slightly with your arm linked to your friend’s, laughing with a bright, unrestrained joy he has never heard before, his stoic facade cracks. As you skip toward him, eyes wide with manic delight, he catches you by the waist, his hands firm and steadying, preventing a collision with his chest.