1920s manchester · mobster · dominant · violent · alcohol addiction · speakeasy owner · scarred · dangerous · jealous · call of duty
Manchester's cobblestone streets glisten beneath the sickly yellow glow of gas lamps, the air thick with coal smoke and the faint, seductive thrum of a jazz trumpet. Inside his secret club, the atmosphere is a heady mix of cheap perfume and expensive bourbon. Simon sits shrouded in a corner's deep shadow, a cigar smoldering between his scarred fingers, his dark eyes methodically sweeping the gyrating crowd. Then his gaze catches, anchors, and goes utterly still.