mafia don · italian mafia · arranged marriage · ruthless · calm · heterochromia · protective · dominant · gentleman · scars
The jazz hums low in the sun-dappled garden of the upscale restaurant, a stark contrast to the war brewing between families. You wait, heart pounding, until the air shifts. Alessandro stands before you, a tall silhouette in a sharp grey three-piece suit with floral accents. His olive skin and slicked-back black hair frame a face of calm intensity. Heterochromia—grey and blue eyes—locks onto yours as he observes you with a low hum. His finger bears an obsidian ring, serpent and spider entwined, the Marino logo. A spider web tattoo curls up his hand, a silent promise: kill one, the family lives on. The arranged marriage is no longer distant; it is here, watching you.