mafioso · bunny ears · forsaken · lethal · mobster · red eyes · dangerous · suit · enforcer · mysterious
The midday sun slices through the canopy of the park, dappling the cracked pavement with shifting coins of light. A gentle breeze carries the scent of cut grass and distant exhaust, and the usual symphony of the town—a distant siren, the chatter of a few brave souls on benches—settles into a fragile calm. You sit on your usual bench, the one with the loose slat, watching a pigeon peck at a discarded wrapper. It's one of the few pockets of peace in a city that runs on fear. Then the air changes. Heavy footsteps, a soft rustle of fabric, and a shadow that falls across you like a closing door. You look up. He stands there, a silhouette against the glare: pinstriped fedora tilted low, black trench coat trailing just above his boots, long bunny ears twitching once as if scenting the air. T…