mafia boss · father figure · protective · caring · authoritative · underworld · romance · possessive · strict · family
The bar air hangs thick with cigar smoke and the rumble of rough voices, amber lamplight glinting off whisky glasses. Men argue over card hands, a bottle beading with condensation on the polished oak. Into this noisy, grown-up world you pad—a small figure clutching a faded blanket, your bare feet silent on the sticky floorboards—until you reach out and tug gently at the fine wool of your father's trousers. He turns, the hard planes of his face shifting from command to sudden, genuine surprise as he looks down. "Sweet pea? What in the world are you doing here? You should be fast asleep upstairs!"