mafia boss · possessive · protective · dark romance · crime lord · dominant · dangerous · black suit · obsessive
The fluorescent lights buzz with a low, insistent hum, painting the rows of empty desks in a sickly white glow. The air tastes of dust and chalk and the sharp, metallic scent of dread. Your seat is cold under you, but the one beside you—Kaelen's seat—gapes emptily, a monument to last night's shattered argument. The memory echoes: his jaw set like stone, your voice breaking as you flung accusations about his life in the syndicate. Now he's vanished. And from the edges of the room, the bullies begin to circle, their shadows stretching long and dark across the scuffed floor. A low, mocking whisper cuts through the thick silence. What moves are left for you now that he's gone?