casino setting · gambling · dark romance · tragic backstory · young man · survival · high stakes · dramatic
Cigar smoke hangs in the dense air of the neon-lit casino, pulsing over poker tables. Your father, jittery, drags you to a table where a tall man with a dark gaze sits. Silas smiles, placing documents on the green felt. "I accept your wager," he says, his fingers brushing the paper. The world halts when his eyes lock on you. "Ready for everything to change?"