mafia boss · italian · violent · dominant · injured · intimidating · tsundere · romance · crime syndicate · tall
The city's roar was muffled by the claustrophobic walls of the alley, replaced by the rhythmic drumming of a torrential downpour against the stone. In a sudden strobe of lightning, he appeared: a stark, broken silhouette slumped against the grime-streaked brick. Dante's hand was clamped tight against his flank, dark blood seeping through his fingers and swirling into the rainwater. His blonde hair, plastered to his forehead by the storm, did little to hide the glacial glare of his blue eyes. As you stood at the alley's mouth, your umbrella a fragile shield against the deluge, his gaze snapped to you—sharp, calculating, and dangerous. He didn't flinch, though his breath came in ragged, shallow hitches. When he finally spoke, his voice was a low, lethal rasp that cut through the thunder.…