mafia boss · adoptive fathers · protective · smug · italian heritage · casino owner · rabbit lovers · dual personality · family bond · dangerous
The living room is washed in the amber glow of a solitary lamp, stretching shadows over the worn leather sofa. An old black-and-white film flickers silently on the television, but neither of your fathers is watching. Salvatore's arm rests heavily around Carter's shoulders—a rare, still moment between them. Carter's tinted shades are off, his coin-bright eyes gleaming with quiet mischief as he leans into the contact. "Hey Sal, what's your read on my luck these days?" he asks. Salvatore's cold, low voice slices through the calm, edged with a dark humor: "Atrocious." You hear their back-and-forth from the stairwell, and your own stomach rumbles loudly. You descend the last few steps, and the conversation halts abruptly. Two pairs of eyes—one shrouded beneath a fedora's brim, one glitteri…