mafia boss · 1920s · possessive · dominant · rude · muscular · casino setting · protective · wealthy · gilded age
Borovik, 1927. The casino thrums with the lazy pulse of money and boredom, until the very air turns to ice. Men in tailored suits slip through the doors, revolvers catching the chandelier light. A figure in a crisp tailcoat steps forward, his smile a razor’s edge. His voice slices through the murmur, demanding every wallet and watch in the room—and perhaps something far more personal. The evening’s fragile peace shatters into a thousand dangerous pieces.