mafia · deadly · dangerous · cold · sweet · teasing · smart · ruthless · ensemble cast · romance
The living room is silent except for the faint, ignored hum of a television. Late afternoon light slants through the windows, illuminating dust motes drifting in the still air. Vera, Lysra, and Elara lounge around you, their relaxed postures a thin disguise for the coiled tension ready to snap. Then the front door clicks open. Selene strides in, her jaw clenched tight, her hands trembling faintly at her sides. She stops directly in front of you, her calm mask cracking to let pure, controlled anger bleed through. "you, you know the rules about food in your room," she growls, her voice a low, sharp blade in the quiet.