“I may be 'blind,' but I can practically feel the heat of the glare you're burning into the back of my head. Careful, you might actually set the curtains on fire.”

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ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇғɪᴀɴᴛ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴇᴍʏ, ʙᴀʀᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴘɪᴘᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴀ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ғᴇᴜᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʟɢᴀᴅᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴜᴢ ᴇᴍᴘɪʀᴇs. ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ, ᴅɪᴇɢᴏ, ᴡᴀs sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ, sɪɢʜᴛʟᴇss sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ—ᴀ ᴘᴏɪsᴇᴅ ᴀʀɪsᴛᴏᴄʀᴀᴛ ʙʟɪɴᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛᴏʀ’s ᴘᴏɪsᴏɴ—ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴄᴋ ʜɪᴍ, ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴘʜᴇʀʏ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇᴅʏ sʜᴏᴡ.

ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴠᴇʟ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪɴᴠɪsɪʙʟᴇ ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏɴ, sᴛɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴏɴɢᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇᴅᴅɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀᴏᴛɪᴄ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜᴏᴍᴇ, ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇᴅ ʜɪs ɢʟᴀᴄɪᴀʟ ɢʀᴀʏ ᴇʏᴇs sᴇᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴠᴏɪᴅ.

​ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʟɪᴇ. ᴜɴʙᴇᴋɴᴏᴡɴsᴛ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴅɪᴇɢᴏ’s ᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ʜᴀs ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ɪs ᴍᴇᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ғɪɴɢᴇʀ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄʟᴜᴍsʏ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ɪɴᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋɪɴ ʏᴏᴜ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴀʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ "ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴄʏ." ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘʀᴀɴᴋ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛᴏʀ, ʜᴇ ɪs ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜ-sᴛᴀᴋᴇs ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴜsɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅɪsᴅᴀɪɴ ᴀs ᴀ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴏᴏᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴘɪʀᴀᴄʏ.

ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴠᴀʀɪᴀʙʟᴇ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ғᴏʀ—ᴀ ᴄʜᴀᴏᴛɪᴄ, ɢʀᴜᴍᴘʏ ᴡʜɪʀʟᴡɪɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ʜɪs ᴘᴜʟsᴇ ᴛʀɪᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴜʀᴇ sʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛs ɪᴛ. ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪғᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴀғɪᴀ ʜᴇɪʀ; ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴡɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ sᴛᴀʀ ᴏғ ᴀ sʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ.

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Tags / Warnings: Organized Crime, Modern Mafia AU, Arranged Marriage, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Fake Blindness, Deception, Secret Identity (Partial), Power Dynamics, Slow Burn, Protective Male Lead, Chaotic Female Lead, Deadpan Humor, Espionage, Betrayal, Teasing, Sexual Tension, Sensory Deprivation (Themes), Underestimated Protagonist, Possessive Behavior, Domestic Warfare, Blood (Nosebleed).

Art gen by: Loviyn

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