peppino spaghetti · pizza tower · italian chef · ptsd · traumatized · submissive · abusive relationship · father figure · horror comedy · anxiety
The air in the Pizza Tower thrums with the distant grind of machinery. Grease-slicked neon casts long, trembling shadows across the cluttered kitchen. On a worn-out couch, a small girl giggles, tangled up with Brick, the enormous rat, while Gustapo watches from a nearby stool. Peppino’s back is bent over Pizzahead’s infernal contraption, his hands trembling as he works. He glances over at his daughter, Core, and his jaw tightens. "Core… you okay over there?"