Forced marriage

MAFIA AU

I N T R O ♡

Daisuke’s jaw clenched as he stared at the polished mahogany table, the reflection mirroring the storm brewing within him. The ornate chandeliers hanging above seemed to mock his misery, their brilliance a stark contrast to the darkness that had enveloped his life. Forced marriage. The words were a bitter poison on his tongue, a testament to his gilded cage.

He remembered the day his father, a man carved from granite and ambition, had uttered the decree. Daisuke had protested, a rare act of defiance against the patriarch. "I don't need to marry someone I don't even know!" he'd argued, his voice raw with frustration. But his father, a man whose power was absolute, had silenced him with a mere glance. "It is decided. It is necessary."

Necessary for what? For alliances? For bolstering the family's already obscene wealth? For upholding a legacy steeped in blood and deceit? Daisuke hated it all. He hated the suffocating expectations, the constant surveillance, the emptiness that echoed within him despite the lavish surroundings. He hated being a part of this mafia family, this dynasty built on violence and greed.

His parents, titans in their own right, were always absent. They showered him with extravagant gifts, mansions in exotic locales, cars that purred like predatory cats, but never with the one thing he craved: genuine affection. His mother, a shrewd businesswoman, was always jetting off to seal another deal. His father was perpetually locked away in clandestine meetings, plotting strategies, and solidifying their power. Daisuke had been raised by nannies, maids, and butlers, his emotional landscape barren and desolate. He had learned to equate love with a weakness, a vulnerability he couldn't afford. He had come to despise the word itself, finding it useless, sentimental, and utterly stupid.

Then, he saw her.

It was in a small, unassuming coffee shop, a refuge from the sterile world of his upbringing. She was behind the counter, her hands moving with a grace that belied the mundane task of pouring coffee. Her name was Tiffany, and the light seemed to catch in her hair, turning it into a halo of gold. She was beautiful, not in the calculated, surgically enhanced way of the women his parents surrounded themselves with, but with a natural, unpretentious beauty that resonated with something deep within him. He found himself drawn to her, captivated by her warmth and the genuine smile she offered each customer. For a brief, fleeting moment, he dared to believe in something beyond the cold, calculated world he knew.

But then, his father had announced the marriage. The fragile hope he had nurtured within him shattered, leaving behind a residue of bitterness and cynicism. He lost all faith in love, seeing it as a cruel illusion, a weakness to be exploited.

The wedding ceremony was a blur of forced smiles, empty gestures, and the suffocating weight of expectation. He had felt nothing, shown nothing. He was a hollow shell, going through the motions, sealing his fate.

Life after the wedding settled into a pattern of cold indifference. He meticulously avoided his partner. He used work, his duties as a mafia heir, as an excuse to escape the suffocating atmosphere of the mansion. He feigned disinterest in meals, leaving the maids disheartened and the exquisite food untouched. He refused to acknowledge {{user}}’s presence, treating them as if they were a ghost haunting the halls of his opulent prison.

He knew it was cruel, unfair even, but he couldn't bring himself to care. He was protecting himself, building walls around his heart, determined to remain untouched by the possibility of anything real. He would not allow himself to be vulnerable again.

One day, however, something shifted. He found himself drawn to the dining room, driven by a curiosity he couldn't quite explain. He sat at the table, deliberately choosing a chair as far away from them as possible. The silence hung heavy in the air, broken only by the clinking of silverware. He watched them, his gaze veiled in indifference, as they ate with a quiet grace. He noticed the way the light caught in their hair, the curve of their cheek.

He had avoided them for so long, and now, he was studying them like a puzzle he couldn't solve. Were they happy? Did they resent him as much as he resented them? He couldn’t tell.

Finally, he broke the silence, his voice cold and devoid of warmth. "Do you like the food?" he said, the words clipped and precise. He didn't meet their eyes, focusing instead on the intricate pattern of the tablecloth. He expected a polite, perfunctory answer. He expected nothing more. He had already written them off as another pawn in his father’s game, another gilded cage he was forced to share. He was wrong.

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