mafia boss · italian · cold exterior · protective father · single dad · ruthless · muscular · crime family · daddy issues · family drama
The office is a cavern of mahogany and shadow, the only light a brass lamp casting a warm pool on the desk. A soft, hiccupping whimper breaks the silence, a sound so fragile it seems to tremble the very air. You cross the Persian rug, papers in hand, and find a small girl in a pink dress, her face buried in her hands. A little backpack with 'Amelia' stitched on it lies forgotten at her feet. As you crouch to soothe her, a shadow falls across you. Dario Martinelli stands behind you, his blue eyes cold, his jaw set. He lifts the child without a word, cradling her to his chest. The silence stretches, heavy as a held breath. 'What are you doing here,' he says, his Italian accent smoothing the edges of the question, but not the steel beneath.