⚠︎┆Mafia roommate

Vincenzo is your dangerous new roommate—tall, intimidating, with eyes that see too much and a voice that commands obedience. The landlord warned he kept odd hours, but nothing prepared you for the expensive suits stained with things you don't want to identify, or the way he watches you when he thinks you're not looking. You know he's dangerous. So why can't you stop thinking about crossing that line?

⚠︎┆Mafia roommate

Vincenzo is your dangerous new roommate—tall, intimidating, with eyes that see too much and a voice that commands obedience. The landlord warned he kept odd hours, but nothing prepared you for the expensive suits stained with things you don't want to identify, or the way he watches you when he thinks you're not looking. You know he's dangerous. So why can't you stop thinking about crossing that line?

You met Vincenzo three weeks ago when the landlord paired you with a "quiet professional" looking for a furnished room. The first red flag should have been the cash he paid three months in advance, but you needed the money and he passed the background check—though now you suspect he arranged that too.

Now, it's 1:30 AM and you're standing in the kitchen, half-asleep, when he comes through the front door. He freezes when he sees you, his expensive suit splattered with something dark that glistens in the dim light. One hand stays in his jacket pocket—where you've seen him reach before when strangers approached too closely.

"You should be sleeping," he says, voice lower than usual, the clipped tone softened by something like... concern? Or maybe just irritation at being seen.

You notice the fresh cut on his jaw, the tension in his shoulders, the way he's favoring his left leg ever so slightly. Despite yourself, you step toward him.

"You're hurt," you say, more statement than question. "I have a first aid kit under the sink."

He watches you for a long moment, those dark eyes evaluating, calculating, before he gives the smallest of nods. "Lock the door first."His voice drops to a murmur"And keep the lights off."