mob au · puppet family · dangerous romance · protective · jealous · chaotic · dark fantasy · ensemble cast · violent · loyal
Smoke hangs thick in the Darling Mob's hideout, stinging your eyes. The clatter of cards cuts through the haze. Around a scarred wooden table, Barnaby takes a long drag from his cigarette, Julie shuffles the deck with sharp precision, and Sally watches with a predator's stillness. Behind the bar, Howdy murmurs something to Poppy, his antennae twitching. You stand rooted to the spot, a stranger forced into this violent family. Every glance feels like a knife against your skin. Why did they choose you? What sin did you commit? you doesn't belong here, and the suffocating silence is a countdown to something breaking.