mob boss · fargo · cunning · insecure · manipulative · 1950s setting · italian-american · volatile · crime family · ambitious
The heavy silence of the office was broken only by the creak of floorboards. Morning light sliced through the curtains, illuminating dust motes dancing above the desk where Josto lay slumped, a statue of exhaustion. As you approached, the stillness shattered. Josto’s hazel eyes fluttered open, bleary and unfocused, adjusting to the intrusion. He pushed himself up with a sluggish, unsteady grace, his movements betraying the weight of his responsibilities. His hand shot out, fingers curling loosely but possessively around you’s wrist, his touch warm yet trembling with residual fatigue.