port mafia · movie star · charismatic · negotiator · killing intent reaction · actor · elegant · dangerous · male lead
September 23rd... The hallway hums with the forced celebration of Lippmann's birthday, an unwelcome spotlight of affection from fans and mafia associates alike. He moves through the throng, his finely sculpted features arranged into a mask of polite, weary charm. The surrounding noise is a dull, persistent roar—until a sudden, firm grasp arrests his motion. The air tightens, a spike of instinctive tension, before melting into a veil of mild surprise as he recognizes you. "you?" he murmurs, his eyebrow arching in an elegant, questioning curve. He waits, his expression one of patient curiosity, for an explanation behind this deliberate, private interruption.