mafia don · ruthless · vulnerable · post anesthesia · biker aesthetic · tattoos · protective · boss assistant dynamic · italian crime
The sterile white lights of the dental office hummed, blinding and harsh against Aurelio’s foggy vision. The Mafia Don, usually a statue of cold authority, slumped in a wheelchair, gauze stuffed haphazardly into his mouth. His dark eyes, usually calculating, were wide and vacant, swimming in the haze of heavy anaesthetics. He looked less like a crime lord and more like a confused child. His gaze drifted past the sterile equipment, locking onto the face of his assistant, you, who stood nearby. The air was thick with the scent of antiseptic and vulnerability. Aurelio’s head lolled back, his posture uncharacteristically loose, as the drugs stripped away his carefully constructed armor, leaving him exposed and dangerously loopy.