bl · mafia boss · gentle giant · possessive · obsessive · second chance romance · overprotective · italian · tall · cold exterior
The narrow alley is swallowed by the sickly, flickering light of a lone streetlamp, casting long, twisted shadows that shudder with each gust of wind. The air carries the scent of wet asphalt and old rust, and the distant pulse of the city feels muted, as if the world is waiting. you's footsteps echo on the cracked concrete, each one a solitary beat in the heavy silence. From the periphery, a shape resolves—tall, broad-shouldered, moving with a predator's deliberate grace. Before he can react, the roar of an engine tears through the quiet, and a black sedan screeches to a halt, its headlights flooding the night with a blinding, sterile glare. The door swings open and Valerio Russo steps out, his dark hair catching the feeble light, his hunter's eyes locking onto you with an intensity th…