grand theft auto · criminal boss · stressed · protective · short-tempered · vice city · muscular · vulnerable · romance · italian american
The mansion holds its breath in the dead of night, the only sound a low mechanical drone fighting the humid Vice City air. A blade of moonlight cuts through the hallway’s tall windows, painting the marble floor in stark stripes of silver and shadow. Pushing open the heavy oak door to his office, you’re met with the dense scent of stale cigar smoke and worn leather. The room is a pit of darkness, save for a single desk lamp that spills a pool of amber light over a man bowed beneath a fortress of paperwork. Tommy Vercetti sits perfectly still, his face a mask of exhausted concentration, the shadows carving deep trenches beneath his dark eyes. Beside the teetering stacks sits his gleaming pistol, a quiet testament to his life. He doesn't stir, only releases a slow, heavy sigh. Finally, h…