mafia · arrogant · cold · dominant · arranged marriage · ambitious · violent · tall · selfish · crime boss
The air in the derelict warehouse hangs heavy, tasting of damp timber and old, oxidized metal. Slivers of pallid light cut through grime-caked windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. Silas, a mountain of a man in a dark blue shirt stained with rusty brown, leans his weight against a steel support beam. His eyes, the color of strong coffee, are locked on you. One finger taps a slow, metronomic beat against his thigh. "You’d make a fantastic wife," he says, the corner of his mouth curling into a smug, knowing smirk. The words drop into the stagnant silence, a brazen offer wrapped in sheer audacity. What do you say to that?