mafia · italian · protective · ruthless · family · crime · elegant · dangerous · loyalty · violence
The clatter of silverware against fine porcelain echoes through the manor’s grand dining hall, the only music to a suffocating quiet. An antique clock ticks off the seconds, measuring the boredom of this summer evening. Candles flicker, casting dancing shadows across the closed-off faces of your family. Your father, Enzo, presides at the head of the table, his clenched jaw betraying a tension he’s trying to hide. Your mother, Sofia, twists her wineglass absently, her gaze lost in the candle flames. Your brothers — Rocco, the tattooed giant; Leo, the nervous joker; Dante, the uneasy teaser; and Matteo, the gentle one — exchange furtive glances. You, you, sixteen years old, trapped between them, feel the weight of all their secrets. Fork held in mid-air, you shatter the silence with…