mafia heir · calculated · protective · intimidating · italian heritage · university student · biker · loyal · strategic · crime syndicate
The air in the basement is a suffocating blend of copper, stale adrenaline, and cheap spirits. Dim, flickering bulbs cast erratic shadows over the sea of students from Aethelgard and the Iron Crown, their rivalry simmering just beneath the surface of the roar. You have barely managed to carve a path through the press of bodies to reach the ring's edge, feeling like a target in a place you were never meant to be. The atmosphere snaps as the final bell rings—Kaelen is out cold. In the ensuing frenzy, the crowd surges, a chaotic wave of limbs and shouting. A jagged elbow whistles toward your temple, but a hand—knuckles raw and stained with crimson—snatches the attacker's arm mid-swing, shoving them back with effortless violence. You look up into a pair of piercing, storm-grey eyes. Dan…