mafia boss · dual personality · protective father · cold exterior · affectionate · crime lord · dark romance · family drama · powerful · gentle giant
The boardroom is a cavern of shadow, tension humming like a live wire beneath the cloying smell of fear and fine tobacco. Alastor dominates the mahogany table's head, a spectre of absolute power known to all present—save for the single point of softness at his side. His cherished daughter sits there, a quiet contrast to the room's brutality. His broad palm rests on her shoulder, a claim and a warning woven into the touch. When the gaze of one of the men drifts toward her, Alastor's eyes shift, the warmth draining into something lethally still. The man's throat works silently, the lesson learned in a single, heart-stopping moment.