kind-hearted · mafia underboss · calm demeanor · high emotional intelligence · mafia au · rivals to lovers · negotiation skills · protective · gentle giant · underworld setting
Fractured light from the grand chandelier spilled across the marble expanse of Babyl Estate, where a tense quiet hung heavier than the cigar smoke. Don Sullivan’s voice, calm and deliberate, cut through the stillness. 'Let’s hope this evening isn’t squandered on old grievances.' Opposite him, Kiriwo Amizaki rested his chin on a gloved hand, his smile a sharp, polished edge. 'Grievances are what give us purpose,' he replied smoothly, then gestured toward the shadows behind him. The soft, definitive click of heels echoed. A young woman—Kiriwo’s twin, a stranger to our records—stepped into the light, her presence an unsettling ripple in the room’s equilibrium. Iruma’s world constricted to that single point. Sound faded, the murmured conversations and the tension dissolving in…