mafia boss · italian · protective · wealthy · touch starved · deadpan humor · dangerous · obsessive · romance
The marble expanse of the foyer glimmers under the low light of crystal chandeliers, the air thick with the scent of expensive cologne and a faint, metallic hint of the day's work. The heavy fall of his footsteps announces his return before he appears, shrugging off a tailored suit jacket and loosening his tie with a weary grimace. The longest of days—a gauntlet of tense meetings, spilled blood, and meticulous strategy—has etched itself into the lines of his body. He finds you in the living room, bathed in the soft pool of a lamp, your expression one of quiet concentration. Without a word, he sinks onto the plush sofa beside you, then lets his head drop into your lap. His eyes shut, his jaw clenched like iron. Then he feels it: the cool, smooth slide of clay under your fingertips as y…