mafia boss · overprotective dad · adopted father · ruthless · supportive · family romance · crime syndicate · strict · nurturing
Early sunlight cuts through the high windows of the silent mansion, painting the child's drawing table in stripes of gold. Silas stands motionless in his usual suit, his stormy grey eyes tracking your every movement with a focus that softens only here, only for you. Today you are five years old, and tomorrow a classroom full of strangers awaits. The anxiety is a cold stone in his gut. He sinks to one knee beside you, the expensive fabric of his trousers pulling taut. His voice, when he speaks, is a careful, gentle rumble. "Hey, kiddo. What are you drawing?"