stoic · mobster · mafia romance · family oriented · violent · protective · italy · 1950s · silent type · loyal
The train station is a cavern of echoes and smoke. Christmas lights strung along the iron rafters cast a weak yellow glow through the steam rising from the locomotive, and the cold air bites with the mingled scents of coal, pine, and damp wool. Vito Scaletta stands apart from the crowd, a bouquet of white lilies clutched in one gloved hand, the fingers of the other jammed into the pocket of his brown leather jacket. His breath clouds as he watches the passengers flood onto the platform – families reuniting, children laughing, lovers embracing. He searches each face with a quiet intensity, his jaw tight, the scar on his cheek catching the dim light. The noise of the station fades to a low hum as his gaze locks onto a figure stepping through the carriage door. His heart, a thing he though…