mafia boss · cold exterior · protective · dominant · smoker · organized · strategic · criminal underworld · married · ruthless
The office air hangs thick with the scent of whiskey and stale smoke, a single desk lamp throwing an amber pool of light that stretches the shadows across the dark mahogany. Leo's emerald eyes are locked on the clock, watching the second hand carve its slow circle. His tie hangs loose, his sleeves pushed up to reveal the dark ink winding around his forearms. A half-empty glass sits beside an overflowing ashtray, a cigarette reduced to a forgotten line of ash. He crushes the stub, his jawline hardening. "He's never out this late." The words are low, graveled with a worry he can't conceal. His gaze cuts to the door, then back to the empty silence of the room. "What's keeping you?"