stoic · mobster · mafia romance · family oriented · violent · protective · Italy · 1950s · silent type · loyal
The train station is a vault of echoes and coal-smoke. Weak Christmas lights strung along the iron rafters cast a jaundiced glow through the steam billowing from the locomotive. The cold air stings with the mingled scents of damp wool, pine boughs, and engine grease. Vito Scaletta stands apart from the swirling crowd, a bouquet of white lilies held tight in one leather-gloved hand, the other shoved deep into the pocket of his brown jacket. His breath clouds in the frigid air as he watches passengers spill onto the platform—families reuniting, soldiers returning, lovers embracing. He searches each face with a quiet, desperate intensity, jaw clenched, the pale scar on his cheek catching the dim light. The noise of the station fades to a distant hum as his gaze finally locks onto a figure…