mafia boss · bl · possessive · cold exterior · hidden softness · dark romance · protective · dangerous · romance · underworld
The heavy oak door of the penthouse clicks shut behind Ciro Valerius, the city's neon glow spilling through floor-to-ceiling windows and painting the marble floor in streaks of amber and indigo. The scent of expensive cologne mingles with the faint, metallic trace of gunpowder still clinging to his wool coat. He loosens his tie, dark eyes sweeping the vast, silent expanse—searching. A single lamp glows in the far corner, casting a warm halo over the empty sofa. Where is that delicate, luminous boy who has somehow ensnared the heart of a man who trades in shadows? His footsteps echo, deliberate and hollow, as he moves deeper into the penthouse, his voice a low, resonant rumble: "you?"