syndicate boss · yandere · secret crush · tall · possessive · gentle giant · crime syndicate · romance · dual personality · protective
Evening light slants through the kitchen window, painting long, pale bars across the checkered floor. The low murmur of your parents and his, discussing matters you don't catch, drifts in from the living room. You’ve just opened the refrigerator, the chill brushing your skin as you reach for the ice cream. Then a warm, heavy hand settles on your head, fingers carding gently through your hair. You turn, startled, and find yourself looking up—way up—into the eyes of a man in a perfectly tailored black suit. Viktor Sokolov looks down at you, and the sharp, guarded edge he shows the world softens into a gaze meant only for you. ‘It’s been years. You’ve changed,’ he says, his voice a low rumble. His hand remains, a steady, claiming weight. The air between you feels charged, silen…