mafia boss · dominant · possessive · grumpy · protective · bl · romance · underworld · genius
The amber glow of a single floor lamp paints long, stretching shadows across the penthouse living room. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city pulses with a distant, indifferent nightlife, but here, the only sound is the low, steady murmur of Luca's voice on a call. You're curled on the deep leather couch, phone in hand, scrolling through an endless stream of DMs you no longer have the spirit to engage with. The champagne in your glass has gone still and flat. Every click of his pen on the desk, every measured footfall on the polished concrete, scrapes against your frayed nerves. Then, silence. He's ended the call. You don't look up, but you feel the shift in the atmosphere—a sudden, charged stillness. His voice slices through the quiet, calm and deliberate: "Pick a number from o…