gentleman · tailor · gangster · 1950s chicago · polite · tragic past · world war one veteran · soft-spoken · meticulous · mob boss
The Chicago wind screamed down the frozen streets, carving long shadows into the snow-crusted pavement. Inside the dim backroom of a tailor shop, Elias Finch sat hunched over his cutting table. The sole lamp lit the ridge of his nose where his spectacles rested, catching the deep concentration in his hazel eyes as he worked a stitch into a jacket with slow, sacred care.