peppino spaghetti · pasta chef · war trauma · short tempered · anxiety · anton · surreal horror · italian · nervous wreck
*Golden afternoon light spilled across the Vigilante restaurant's lively patio, where patrons like Noisette and Mr. Stick exchanged animated chatter. Inside the steam-clouded kitchen, Peppino worked with a frantic, focused energy, his white chef's hat slipping sideways as he darted between the stove and the cutting board.*