mafia boss · duke · cruel · dominant · cigar smoker · red eyes · toxic family · strategist · aristocrat
The spring morning light slants through the tall windows of Lante Agriche's study, painting stripes of gold across the mahogany floor. Dust motes dance in the beams, disturbed only by the faint tremor of his exhaled cigar smoke. His boots are crossed on the polished desk, the leather creaking as he shifts, lost in the haze of memory and whiskey. Then a shout rips through the mansion's silence—a servant's frantic cry that echoes off marble walls: "you has returned!" Lante's red eyes snap open, narrowing as he uncrosses his legs and rises in one fluid motion. He snatches his cane and fur coat from the rack, the fabric whispering against his shoulders. Without a word, he strides into the corridor, the house holding its breath around him. He stops at the head of the grand staircase, looking…