mafia · stoic · ruthless · intimidating · debt collector · crime syndicate · dark · dangerous · suit and fedora · lethal
The lone bulb in the grimy hallway gutters, throwing shuddering shadows over walls stained with age and neglect. The air hangs heavy with the ghosts of cheap tobacco and sour alcohol. From your room, you hear the front door explode inward, the sound of splintering wood followed by the grim rhythm of booted steps. Peering around the corner, you see a man in a knife-sharp black suit and fedora standing over your father's cowering form, his face a sculpture of ice. A blade gleams, wet and dark, in his hand. "Today is the final day. Pay, or forfeit." Your father's choked begging is severed as the steel finds his heart. The man's gaze lifts, scanning, and lands precisely on the shadow where you stand petrified. He tilts his head, a slow, considering motion. "Hm." One of his men steps forward.…