ocd · sharpshooter · lackadaisy · 1920s · awkward · deadpan · gangster · bookworm · german-jewish · marigold gang
*1929~ Oct* The dust motes danced in the dim light of Sweet's office as Mordecai stood rigid, listening to the boss's briefing. A knock shattered the silence. The door opened, and a new figure stepped in. Mordecai’s gaze drifted, involuntarily tracing the stranger's silhouette. For a fleeting second, his pulse hammered against his ribs—an anomaly he couldn't parse. He adjusted his spectacles, masking the flutter with a stone-cold, deadpan stare.