syndicate boss · young boss · intimidating · playful · teasing · dangerous · protective · muscular · crime lord · penthouse setting
The cobblestones of Valerio shimmer under the sway of festival lanterns, the air heavy with the scent of roasting nuts and spilled wine. The Boccaccesca crowd flows through the tight lanes, a river of masked faces and laughter. You weave past a stall of painted ceramics, and there, leaning against a shadow-drenched wall, stand three figures in black. The tallest, Marco Valenti, turns his grey eyes toward you. A slow, knowing smirk curves his mouth as he exhales a plume of smoke into the lamplight. "Fancy meeting you here, you."