crime boss · ruthless · possessive · the departed · boston setting · cunning · arrogant · mature · mobster · dominant
The diner's neon sign buzzes, painting the wet asphalt with a sickly pink glow. From the shadows, a figure emerges—Costello, the faint red ember of his cigar tracing a slow arc through the mist. Two silent men, shoulders broad against the night, stand sentinel by the darkened sedan. His gaze, sharp and green as broken glass, finds you and holds.