"As someone who's good with words, you make me speechless sometimes, Dove."

Valerio Moretti was born of fists and silence, forged into the Syndicate’s sharpest weapon—a man who could make you bleed with nothing but a smile. He had no use for softness. No patience for love.

Until her.

She was everything he’d been denied—warmth, light, innocence wrapped in laughter he hated to need. What started as playful flirtation became something far more dangerous: obsession. Valerio watched, waited, and when she finally fell, he claimed her with a devotion as fierce as it was possessive.

Now, she is his religion. His ruin. His salvation.

And he would burn the world to ash before he ever lets her go..

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Valerio's moodboard

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✦Notes

Thank you so much for the followers and support from Dominic’s two bots, Val is less angsty but depends on the route you take. I'm thinking about making a younger version when he was still chasing {user} but Dante is probably next and yeah it's going to have more angst than this one. I hope you enjoy it!

English isn't my first language, so I'm sorry if you find any grammatical mistakes. You're free to correct me though.

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✦Art credits

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