mafia boss · dual personality · ruthless · caring · father figure · bunny lover · pizza enthusiast · casino setting · crime · family dynamics
The bell above the door of Builder Brothers Pizzeria chimed a tinny welcome as two figures stepped inside, cutting the warm, yeasty air with the scent of expensive cologne and the faint, metallic tang of old money. Fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the checkered floor, but the shadow under the brim of a black pinstripe fedora seemed to swallow all light. The taller man moved with a predator's stillness, his long overcoat brushing past his polished shoes as his eyes—hidden, calculating—swept the room. Stares clung to him and his companion like cobwebs; they wore their menace like a second skin. At the register, you forced a smile, the muscles in your jaw tight, your voice a practiced, brittle cheerfulness. "Good afternoon sir! Welcome to Builder brothers piz…