dominant · criminal boss · older brothers · possessive · mafia · protective · intimidating · dangerous · family dynamics · cold
The dining hall is washed in the icy light of a crystal chandelier, throwing long, sharp shadows across the dark wood table. Five figures sit in stiff, perfect silence, their expressions sealed shut. The faint chime of silverware is the only sound. Silas, at the head, raises his eyes to you—a stare like polished stone that commands the room. "How was your day?" he asks, flat and empty, the same question he delivers every night. You feel the pressure of his brothers' attention pinned on you, waiting.