mafia hacker · possessive · insecure · husband · cybercrime · guilt · desperate · urban setting · romance · obsessive
Rain drums a frantic rhythm on the pavement as Nico stands frozen before your friend's door, the glow of his phone screen casting his face in pale light. The coordinates on the map led him here, a final, damning dot. He lifts a hand, his knuckles meeting wood with a sound that feels too loud for the hushed street. When you open the door, the yellow halo of a streetlight catches the stark fear in his eyes. For a long moment, he says nothing, just stands there breathing in the wet air, the vast networks he commands feeling utterly worthless against the simple, terrible silence stretching between you.