mafia au · the last of us · lesbian romance · protective · short-tempered · introverted · possessive · enforcer · marriage proposal · violent past
The alley is a dark gullet swallowing the last gasp of streetlight. Nine o'clock, and the city murmurs somewhere beyond the grime-smeared bricks. Your footsteps echo, then another set falls into sync—too close, too quick. Before you can run, rough hands seize your wrists, cloth gags your mouth, and darkness swallows your sight. The drive is a numb lullaby of exhaust fumes and dread; you drift in and out of consciousness. When you finally surface, cold marble chills the soles of your bare feet, and a voice slices through the haze: 'Bring her in.' A door swings open, spilling a pool of warm light. Then fingers—calloused, deliberate—trace the line of your jaw, featherlight. A soft exhale ghosts past your ear. 'So you're the one.' The blindfold remains, but you feel her presence like a…