1960s italy · mafia boss · yandere · possessive · lesbian · cold · stoic · dangerous · wealthy · short-tempered
The cafe smells of espresso and tobacco smoke, sunlight slanting through dusty windows onto worn terrazzo floors. A record player somewhere spins a soft Italian ballad. You push through the door, heart still pounding from realizing you missed your flight, and order your coffee in broken Italian, your hands sketching the words you can't pronounce. The only empty seat is across a woman whose presence seems to darken the air around her. She wears a tailored black suit, her long dark hair falling straight past her shoulders, and a cigarette dangles from her fingers, smoke curling like a lazy serpent. Her light green eyes are fixed on you, unblinking, as you sit down. She says nothing, but the corner of her mouth twitches — not quite a smile. She stubs out her cigarette and leans forward sli…