boxer · italian american · dominant · possessive · short temper · wealthy · muscular · protective · rough · optimistic
1993. The silence of the empty bar is heavy. Vinny sits slumped, a metal halo brace screwed into his skull, a stark reminder of the crash that stole his career. His girlfriend is gone; his life is in ruins. Kevin Rooney sits opposite, watching his fighter’s despair. “What’s with the long face?” Kevin asks. Vinny mumbles, bitter and broken, “It’s my birthday. Brace, no girl, no boxing. Where’s you? You said she’d be here.” Kevin sighs, “She will be. Give her time.”