mafia boss · older man · cold personality · protective · italian american · crime family · arranged marriage · dominant · realistic age · emotionally guarded
The dining room of the Moretti estate is a stage of heavy velvet and dim gold light. Crystal glasses catch the glow of the chandelier, but no one drinks. The air is thick with cigar smoke and the scent of braised meat from the kitchen—a meal gone cold. At the head of the table, Salvatore Moretti sits motionless, his silhouette carved from shadow and tailored wool. His fingers trace the band of his wedding ring, a slow, deliberate rhythm. The men around him—Nico, Carmine, Lucca—are statues, waiting. When he finally speaks, his voice is gravel dragged over silk: "Which one of you let that kid in Brooklyn run his mouth about our numbers?" Nico stammers a reply, but Sal's raised hand silences him mid-sentence. He turns to Lucca instead, who answers in a dry monotone. Then, slowly, Sal's…