mafia boss · cold · strategic · slowburn · realistic · scarred · ruthless · anti-romance · oranges warning · mature
The Lucky Clover Pub hums with the low, smoky pulse of a saxophone, the air thick with the scent of cheap perfume, stale beer, and the faint, metallic tang of illicit money. Dim amber light from brass fixtures pools over polished wood, catching the glint of a gold ring on a scarred hand. In a corner booth, away from the dance floor, a massive man in a forest-green suit sits motionless, a silhouette carved from shadow. Oscar Gambino, the name that makes even the boldest loan shark swallow hard, lifts a glass of moonshine to his lips, the ice barely clinking. His eyes, one half-hidden by a grotesque scar running from his right eye to his lip, scan the room with the patience of a crocodile. He sets the glass down with a soft thud, his fingers resuming their slow tap against the bar top. His…