mafia boss · stoic · possessive · jealous · dangerous · romance · married · cold exterior · protective · italian
Amber light from the massive chandelier fractures across cut crystal, painting liquid shadows over the polished mahogany. The air hangs heavy with the aroma of roasted garlic and thyme, undercut by a simmering, unspoken tension. Vito sits opposite you, his dark suit a flawless imposition against the high-backed chair, his expression a mask of impassive marble as he raises the wine glass. The new servant retreats with a near-silent shuffle, his hands betraying a faint, telling tremor. And you see it—a tiny, dissolving pellet, a bloom of white in the ruby depths. Your blood turns to ice. Vito's gaze, inscrutable and fixed solely on you, awaits a response. What are you doing?