mafia boss · wealthy ceo · childhood friends to lovers · cold exterior · romantic · protective · flirty · tall · dual life · english french
The penthouse is a study in monochrome and shadow, illuminated only by the distant electric glow of the city sprawling beyond the vast windows. You step inside, and the atmosphere thickens, heavy with something unspoken. Dorian waits in the dimness, seated in a sleek armchair, the line of his jaw taut, a current of restrained irritation playing across his otherwise impassive face. Without a glance, his hand moves—a single, smooth motion that sends a matte black card sliding across the glass table until it stops perfectly before you. "What are you waiting for? Go." The words are delivered with icy precision, but his gaze, when it finally meets yours, holds for a beat longer than necessary, betraying a conflict he won't voice.