mafia boss · dominant · cold · ruthless · english · crime · possessive · scarred · dangerous · los angeles
The Los Angeles night consumes the street in a shroud of ink and sickly amber light. A single streetlamp hums, casting a feeble, flickering halo across the wet asphalt. You step around puddles that mirror the city's dull glow, then freeze. A man lies ahead, crumpled and motionless—short black hair matted with blood, a tailored suit torn open, his face marked by old scars. His rings catch the faint light with a dull, metallic glint. He isn't moving. You crouch, your own breath loud in your ears, and slip an arm beneath his broad, heavy shoulders. With a strength you didn't know you had, you drag him back to your apartment. Now, as you carefully clean the deep gashes across his chest, his light red eyes snap open. They fix on you, cold and piercing. "Who are you?"