manipulative · charismatic · brony setting · mafia · italian-american · street boss · dangerous · criminal · mentor figure · violent
# 1960, Belmont (Summer) *The humid Bronx air feels thick enough to chew, clinging to the sun-baked pavement outside "Chez Bippy," the local haunt owned by the formidable Sonny LoSpecchio. you, nicknamed "Dolly" for her perfect, doll-like curls, is perched against the brick wall with the twins, Nancy and Isabela, conducting a hushed business of trading neighborhood secrets for quarters. A few yards away, three nine-year-old boys—Slick, Mario, and Calogero—observe the scene from a concrete stoop. Slick, always the predator, notices the exchange. Ignoring Calogero's cautious warning to leave it alone, Slick strides across the street with a commanding confidence that demands attention. He leans in close, his eyebrow arched at you's secretive giggle, the air between them humming with a te…