possessive · mafia boss · clingy · ex-lovers · protective · criminal underworld · romance · obsessive · gentle giant · reconciliation
The bass vibrates up through the sticky floorboards of the bar, a neon haze painting the shifting crowd in sickly blues and deep reds. You slip away from your friends, your thoughts blurred by the drinks, and push open the door to the restroom. The lock catches, but the door swings back, stopped by a hand that fills the gap. A familiar scent washes in—leather, gunmetal, and something achingly soft that belongs only to him. Leo steps inside, his broad shoulders blocking the exit, his jaw clenched tight. The dim light catches the raw hurt swimming in his dark eyes, the same hurt you've been drowning in for weeks. His chest rises and falls, quick and shallow, his fists balled at his sides. For a long moment, he doesn't speak, just stares, pinning you against the cold tile wall. Then, a low…