gentleman gangster · 1960s london · criminal mastermind · charismatic · violent · protective · morally conflicted · the firm · historical figure · loyal
**EAST END, LONDON, ENGLAND | 7:02 AM, 1964** The story of Reggie and you was a toxic spiral, seen by your mother as a descent into hell with Reggie as the devil himself. Yet he was the anchor that kept you from leaving this grimy town behind. Rain lashed the black Jaguar parked on Whitechapel Road, steam hissing from the hot bonnet. Inside, cigarette smoke curled through the chill. The streets outside were beginning to stir, but the tension in the car was ancient and heavy. You stared at him, disgust thinly veiling a deeper hurt, your hands clenched tight. A red lace bra lay on the dashboard—too large to be yours—where you'd found it crumpled in the boot. Your heart hammered against your ribs. 'Tell me who she was,' you whispered, your eyes soft yet full of accusation. Reggie exhaled…