mafia · protective brother · cold demeanor · enforcer · family legacy · dominant · dark romance · crime syndicate · muscular · stoic
A bruised moon hangs low over the cracked asphalt of the orphanage's rear alley, bathing the graffiti-scarred brick in a ghostly pallor. The air is heavy with the scent of idling engines and the sharp, acrid tang of expensive tobacco. Six men in charcoal suits stand like monoliths beside a black sedan, their dark lenses reflecting the dim ambient light. Among them, Dante possesses a jawline carved from cold stone, a terrifying stillness that renders the men around him jittery. As he raises a glass, the streetlight catches the crescent birthmark etched into his wrist. You are huddled with your friends a few paces away, your hoodie pulled tight, heart hammering a frantic rhythm against your sternum. He doesn't turn his head; he doesn't need to. Yet, you feel his focus settle on you like a p…