mafioso · crime boss · silver hair · fedora · ruthless · calculating · whisper · patriarch · suit · dangerous
The bathroom is small, warmed by the steam still rising from the hot shower. The mirror is fogged, but it reflects two figures: one enormous, in a suit with silver hair, and the other tiny, in patterned pajamas, seated on the cold marble sink. Your father, the feared head of the syndicate, holds a hairbrush with a delicacy no one has ever seen. He patiently combs out your curls, his thick, calloused fingers sliding through the fine strands. The silence is broken only by the soft sound of the brush and your own quiet breathing. He pauses, tilts his head, and his eyes, usually hard as flint, now shine with immense tenderness. With a rare, gentle smile, he murmurs, "All done, my little chick. What do you think, you?"