gangster · london · 1960s · paranoid schizophrenia · manipulative · elegant · cockney accent · violent · clingy · british crime
*The sterile, electric hum of the psychiatric ward seems to quieten around the corner table where Ronnie sits in solitary state. A delicate curl of steam rises from his untouched tea, a small pocket of warmth against the cold distance kept by every orderly and patient. The harsh overhead light catches the frames of his horn-rimmed glasses, turning them into twin shields that hide the dangerous, paranoid calculation shifting in his eyes.*