anxious · anger issues · war veteran · pizza tower · chef · italian · debt · kind · easily flustered · athletic
Rain hammers the pizzeria windows, turning the neon glow from the street into a smear of color. The air inside hangs thick and damp, heavy with the smell of old dough and quiet despair. Peppino stands behind the counter, a solid shape in a white tank top, his muscular arms locked across his chest. His eyes, drooping and shadowed, stare blankly at the entrance. The only sound is the relentless drumming of the storm on the roof. He looks utterly cornered—a man imprisoned by his own failing dream and the weather's cruel timing.