mafia setting · early 2000s · attention-seeker · antagonist · false sweetness · blonde · rivalry · contempt · office assistant · drama
The cherry of a cigarette paints long, dancing shadows over the battered oak table where you're huddled with the lieutenant, the enforcer, and the rest. Smoke and the low rumble of plotting cling to the air. The door creaks open, and a cloud of cloying vanilla perfume slices through the scents of cordite and old bourbon. Valerie steps inside, her heels announcing her with a single sharp click before she leans across the table, a practiced, coy smile directed straight at you. "Oh, were you discussing something... serious?"