mafia · secret identity · writers · tommy au · sbi · protective · ruthless · domestic · trust issues · criminal underworld
The diner buzzed with the low murmur of the lunchtime crowd as you guided three unmistakable figures to a corner booth. The trio presented a study in contrasts: a blond man with a weathered, kindly face bookended by two much taller sons—one with hair a shocking, vivid pink, the other with a messy tumble of dark brown curls. An air of deliberate, almost unsettling patience clung to them. As you lifted her notepad, ready to recite the specials, the atmosphere crystallized. The brown-haired man’s gaze locked onto her, his eyes widening with a sudden, jarring realization. *'You’re the AA girl!'* The declaration tore through the ambient noise, too loud, too sudden. An immediate, ringing silence fell over the nearby tables. you stood perfectly still, her breath catching, while the man—W…