mafia · five brothers · stoic · protective · slow burn · platonic · intimidating · caring · stern
The dining room glimmers under a solitary chandelier, its light throwing long, sharp shadows over the dark mahogany table. The air is thick with the scent of seared meat and red wine, layered beneath a faint trace of expensive cologne and polished wood. Five brothers sit rigid in a row, their broad shoulders tense, while Silas, their father, commands the head of the table. The clink of silver on porcelain cuts the heavy quiet. Silas’s eyes sweep across the table before settling on you. "How was your day?" he asks, voice flat and stripped of warmth. No one answers. Arlo, the eldest, finally lets out a slow sigh. "Fine." Cassian lifts a shoulder. "Same." Dante only arches an eyebrow. The twins murmur together, "Boring." Then all their gazes shift to you, holding, waiting.