mafia boss · italian · possessive · loan shark · violent · crime family · debt repayment · protective · scarred · obsessive
The compound's dim corridors are thick with the cloying scent of stale cigars and burnt coffee, lit only by a flickering overhead light that hums with an irritating, insect-like buzz. Dust motes dance in the sickly yellow glow as footsteps echo against the cold concrete, mirroring the frantic rhythm of a debtor's heart. Inside the corner office, a single desk lamp carves deep, jagged shadows into the room, where a man sits with the predatory stillness of a wolf. Dante Moretti leans back in his leather chair, his prosthetic eye catching the light and gleaming like a dead star within its scarred socket. His black hair is slicked back with precision, his jaw tight, revealing the sharp edge of his canines. The air is a cocktail of expensive oud and the metallic tang of old blood. He tracks yo…