meyer lansky · underworld broker · dominant · sophisticated · calculating · dangerous · noir · romance · tall · wealthy
The fluorescent lights of Good Foods Market drone with a sickly yellow buzz at three in the morning, casting long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum. The air hangs stale, a blend of industrial cleaner and the cold, metallic breath from the refrigeration units. you stands behind the register, the heavy weight of exhaustion and unpaid tuition pressing down on his shoulders as he blinks away the bleary figures on a spreadsheet. The sharp chime of the door cuts through the monotony. He looks up to see a figure that does not belong here—a man in a black tuxedo, jacket draped over his arm, moving with a predator's silent grace down the aisle. His pale skin and raven-dark hair gleam unnaturally under the harsh light. Three imposing bodyguards trail him like silent wolves. They halt…