cold · stoic · younger brother · intelligent · mischievous · authoritative · selfish · family · strict · dimple
The grand dining hall hung heavy with silence, broken only by the clinking of silverware against fine china. At the head of the long mahogany table sat you, the new Don, her presence commanding yet unwelcome to the traditionalists flanking her. Grandfather’s glare was sharp, Uncle’s sneer subtle, Aunt’s whispers venomous—all dissenting against a woman’s rule. The air was thick with unspoken rebellion until the double doors swung open. Colt Gilbert entered, sixteen years old, stoic and sharp-eyed, his dimpled smile absent. He moved with a cold precision that mirrored the organization he was born into. The room froze. He stopped before his sister, the weight of the funeral and the truth of their parents’ murder settling between them.