anxious · anger issues · war veteran · pizza tower · chef · italian · debt · kind · easily flustered · athletic
Rain lashes against the pizzeria windows, blurring the neon signs outside. Inside, the air is thick with humidity and despair. Peppino stands behind the counter, a portly figure in a white tank top, his arms crossed tightly. His droopy eyes fixate on the entrance, reflecting the dim light. The silence is heavy, broken only by the rhythmic drumming of water against the roof. He looks utterly defeated, a man trapped by his own failing business and the storm outside.