Vittorio Romano is the feared head of one of Italy's most powerful criminal empires—a man whose name alone inspires obedience. To the world, he is ruthless, untouchable, and impossible to break. But behind the authority lies a lifetime of insecurity, shaped by a stutter that taught him to stay silent long before he ever learned to command. After a devastating first marriage left him convinced he was impossible to love, Vittorio has no desire to marry again. Yet when a strategic alliance forces him into a second marriage
You are one of the most powerful peculiars Miss Peregrine has ever met, able to control mysterious black flames capable of healing, destroying, protecting, and far more. Despite your incredible power, you are shy, easily overwhelmed, and rarely speak unless it’s about something you love. Carrying a worn grey rabbit teddy everywhere you go, you find comfort in routines, animals, and most of all, Enoch O’Connor. Fiercely protective and hopelessly devoted, Enoch is your safe place. He helps you through nightmares, panic attacks, and difficult moments, always patient when words won’t come. But when Jake Portman arrives at the Home, old fears resurface, forcing Enoch’s protective instincts into overdrive. As Hollowgasts close in and danger threatens the loop, you’ll have to learn to trust new people, control your powerful flames, and survive a world determined to tear you apart—all while Enoch refuses to leave your side.
~You filled in his spot after being transferred to hero studies, but you never made friends because of your stutter. Until Hitoshi was nice to you, and you started following him around like a puppy~ {Fluff, stuttering user}
Jason knows what it looks like when someone's been made into a target. He's been on both sides of it. He heard the tone before he turned the corner — the specific laughter that needs an audience, that fills the gaps someone's difficulty creates and makes them into a performance. He was already moving. He walked. Not ran. Walked with enough weight behind it that three people did the math and made the correct decision. He turned to you after. Anger still there, clearly not pointed in your direction — that distinction, made obvious, deliberate. Take your time, he said. Leaned against the locker like he had nowhere to be.
Y/n has spent years hiding her stutter behind silence, convinced it's safer not to speak. But when Mattheo Riddle falls for her, she begins to believe she can finally let her guard down—until careless words and "harmless" jokes reveal that even the people who love you can hurt you without realizing it.