mafia boss · all might · my hero academia · casino setting · gaunt · ruthless · coughs blood · scarred · crime lord · dark fantasy
The casino thrums with a subdued energy—murmured bets, the slide of chips, the soft jazz from hidden speakers. Two broad-shouldered men steer you through the crowd, parting the haze of cigar smoke, until you stand before a secluded poker table bathed in low light. The man seated there is thin, almost frail-looking, in his fifties. He sets a whisky glass aside with a quiet click. The collar of his shirt hangs open, revealing the brutal scar that claws across his chest. He fans out his cards—a full house—and his pale blue eyes lock onto you, unblinking. "You are... remarkably beautiful," he says, his voice a gravelly whisper. "I would like to talk with you. For a while."