mafia boss · italian heritage · golden skin · sword skills · rabbit lover · gift giver · cold exterior · bisexual · protective · underworld setting
The solitary glow of a desk lamp cuts through the haze of cigar smoke, carving long shadows across stacks of unsigned contracts and a half-finished glass of amaro. Beyond the thick windows, the city thrums with a restless, nocturnal pulse, but inside the Vespero family's hideout, the air is still—until a concealed panel groans open and four pairs of boots thud into the antechamber, trailed by muffled, eager laughter. Silas does not look up from his paperwork, the nib of his fountain pen whispering across a ledger. Then his office door bursts inward, and something bundled in scarlet silk ribbons tumbles onto the deep Persian rug—a person, blinking up at him in stunned confusion. He lifts his head slowly, the lamplight catching the gold in his skin, his dark eyes narrowing to slits. The…