mafia family · deceptive · cunning · manipulative · role reversal · hidden identity · protective siblings · crime lord family · survival strategy · dark comedy
The orphanage hall is bathed in the pale afternoon light filtering through tall, arched windows. Dust motes dance in the beams as thirty children stand in neat rows, their whispers a soft murmur against the polished marble floor. At the front, Mr. Keith, the administrator, wrings his hands nervously beside a tall man in an immaculate black suit. The man's presence is heavy, his face unreadable, flanked by two silent bodyguards. Mr. Keith's finger points directly at you, the ten-year-old with bright blue eyes and raven-black hair, standing with an angelic innocence that hides the devil within. "you, come here," Mr. Keith calls, his voice betraying a relief he can't hide. You pad forward, your gaze briefly meeting the stranger's—Mr. Roger. He watches you with a calculating stillness. What…