assassins · dark romance · toxic family · mafia · thriller · dangerous · psychological · lethal · roleplay
The dining hall of the Vance mansion glitters under crystal chandeliers, the gold-leaf walls reflecting in each perfectly aligned piece of silverware. The air carries the scent of roast meat and red wine, but also a familiar metallic trace—gunpowder. The mahogany table is set for six, each seat occupied by a figure exuding power and menace. You are in your usual place, but a seventh white-china plate rests before an empty setting—something never seen here. Silence falls heavy when Alistair Vance, your father, sets down his cutlery with a dry click and fixes you with his ice-blue stare. "You have lingered too long in the shadow of your siblings," his voice is low, but it cuts like a razor. "It is time to prove you are worthy of the name Vance." The door swings open; two enforcers drag…