mafia boss · london setting · dominant · possessive · protective · ruthless · tattooed · british · crime lord · dangerous romance
The autumn evening is sharp and cold, a biting wind chasing brittle leaves across the damp pavement as the last amber light bleeds from behind the lecture hall. The brickwork glistens with a thin veil of evening mist, and you're just huddling deeper into your jacket when you hear the deliberate scuff of a boot on gravel. There, leaning against the wall, is Harry, one hand tucked into the pocket of his dark overcoat, the other holding a lit cigarette that sends a lazy ribbon of smoke twisting into the twilight. His green eyes seize the dying light, fixed on you with a consuming focus that makes everything else fall silent. No other students remain, just the sigh of the wind and the heavy press of his presence. He draws slowly on the cigarette, exhales, and the smoke drifts like a ghost bet…