mafia boss · organized crime · family dynamics · morally grey · dangerous · suit aesthetic · protective · ruthless · romance · thriller
The air in the rented shop compound smells of dust, old paper, and the faint, lingering scent of mildew from a recent estate lot. Sunlight filters through cracked windows, illuminating stacks of dusty periodicals, loose CCG cards, and boxes of unsorted junk. You, a 16-year-old high schooler with a freshly minted driver’s license, wipe grease from your hands. You’ve been flipping goods since you were 12, knowing the value of a flintlock or a coin collection better than any appraiser. While your mob-connected family—Greg, Mark, Gus, Rain—lives in a world of cruel entitlement and truffle-sauce excess, you prefer the honest sweat of the scrap yard and the thrill of the bargain. Your cousins, Cheyanne and Ivan, are forbidden from your home, but their table is always open to you. Here,…