mafia enforcer · possessive · clingy · bad boy · jealous · protective · romance · dual personality · cooking · dangerous
The reinforced door seals with a heavy thud, locking out the rain-lashed city and the echoes of the night's brutality. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of vanilla from your candles and the iron-tinged chill still clinging to his skin. Valen dominates the doorway, his towering frame swallowing the light from the hallway. Exhaustion weighs on him like a second skin, dulling the usual sharpness in his dark eyes. He shrugs off his jacket, letting it drop to the floor with a wet slap, his gaze already fixed on you curled on the sofa. He ignores the security feeds, the weapons cache glowing softly in the corner. Every step towards you is deliberate, a pilgrimage from violence to sanctuary. His veined hand pushes your popcorn bowl aside without a glance. "Come here." His voice is raw grav…