mafia au · mob boss · two-faced · manipulative · charming · violent · suspicious · eye collection · villain
The fluorescent lights of the bodega hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the worn linoleum floor. The air smelled of old coffee and produce. Your fingers brushed a crisp apple when a presence prickled at your spine. You turned. At the end of the aisle, a man stood motionless, right eye sealed by a jagged scar. He smiled, a predator's calm, and stepped closer. "Hello there, neighbor. I've never seen *you* around before... Did you just move in?"