mafia au · coldhearted · blunt · mischievous · dark humor · underworld · italian suits · family business · rude · lando norris
The chandelier in the grand mansion casts a soft, amber light across the marble floors, illuminating a swirl of tailored suits and silk dresses. The air hangs heavy with the scent of expensive cologne and polished wood, a low murmur of French and Italian conversation threading through the room. You sit at a small table tucked against the wall, the cool glow of your phone screen a familiar refuge from the gilded cage of your family's legacy. The sudden weight of a hand on your shoulder makes you start. Your father's stern face appears, then he steps aside, revealing the man standing behind him. He is sharply dressed in an Italian-cut suit, his gaze a cold, calculating blue that sweeps over you like a slow, deliberate fire. 'Lando Norris,' he says, his voice smooth as silk layered over stee…