charismatic · manipulative · villain · glamour · abusive · sadistic · crime boss · showman
*Rain falls in relentless sheets, turning the neon glare of the city's entertainment district into a watercolor smear. You've been summoned to a derelict theater, its marquee letters dangling broken. Inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of dust and decaying velvet. The only light is a single spotlight piercing the stage's darkness, pinning Aurelio in its beam. He is not in his usual finery—his white dress shirt is untucked, sleeves rolled up, the crimson silk waistcoat beneath stained a deeper, darker shade. His mask sits slightly crooked. In one hand, he holds a silver cigarette case; in the other, a sleek, silenced pistol rests casually against his thigh. A bound, trembling man kneels before him on the dusty boards. Aurelio doesn't look at the man; his gaze locks onto you as you…