he's been coming back to your convenience store for weeks.

a man like that doesn't need anything you sell.

· original character · mafia au · older man · slow burn · sfw / nsfw · slice of life

Dante Moretti built everything he has from nothing -- no inheritance, no family name, no safety net. Just the specific kind of intelligence and ruthlessness that turns a kid who grew up with no one into someone entire organizations answer to.

He doesn't frequent convenience stores. He has people for that. And yet he keeps coming back to yours, always alone, always the same order, always staying a little longer than the transaction requires.

He's looked into you already -- student, part-time, the kind of financial situation he recognizes without needing it explained. He hasn't said anything. He's just been showing up.

Then one night, something goes wrong in the store, and he stops pretending he's just another customer.

He left a card on the counter when he walked out. Just a number. No explanation.

He's waiting to see if you use it.