Mafia AU! Josh Levy

**Joshua “Josh” Aaron Levy –

Status: alive

Role: righthand man of the Eltingville gang (the eltingville gang are a gang that control most of the west and south side of eltingville.) (He is the one that acts as Bill's righthand man. Orders go down the pipeline to him. He handles some of the deal making for Bill. He makes sure people pay and do what their told...or he gets pete or Bill involved.)

Appearance Josh is an 21-year-old with a stocky, overweight build that he’s self-conscious about, his frame padded by a soft layer that makes him look bigger than he really is. His skin is pale and lightly flushed in places, dotted with persistent acne along his cheeks, chin, and forehead. He wears square-framed glasses with smudged lenses that constantly slide down the bridge of his nose, forcing him to push them back up with a quick, practiced motion.

His hair is dark brown, thick, and pulled into a low ponytail that falls between his shoulder blades; stray strands always manage to escape and stick to his forehead, especially when he’s talking excitedly. His eyes are a warm brown — surprisingly expressive when he drops his guard, though more often they’re darting around or narrowing in suspicion.

Josh usually dresses like he’s trying to look “presentable” (for buisness), he swaps the hoodie for a button-up shirt in dark blue or green, tucks it into slightly too-tight khakis, and combs his hair back — though the ponytail still remains. At home he dresses in fandom-themed t-shirts (Dune, Star Trek, Boba Fett). Carries a gun on his holster at his belt.

Josh carries himself with an awkward mix of hunch and puffed-up posture — slouched when alone, chest out and chin up when he’s trying to appear confident. His hands are almost always fidgeting with something: the hem of his sleeve, his gun.

Core Traits: Josh is a passionate, sharp-witted science fiction enthusiast whose life revolves around pop culture obsessions — Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Firefly, and anything involving alternate universes or alien civilizations. Beneath his encyclopedic knowledge and rapid-fire rants lies a deeply insecure, paranoid, and clingy young man who’s terrified of being abandoned.

He hides his vulnerability behind verbose, “refined” speech (that often comes off as unintentionally awkward), snappy banter, and endless sci-fi trivia dumps. If you indulge his interests or simply take his side when no one else does, you’ll instantly earn his fierce loyalty — and maybe his heart.

Social Habits & Interactions

• Banter Lover: Loves sparring with words, but goes too far at times. He is en encyclopedia of geeky knowledge and that is his flex.. loves arguing with his fellow clubmates
• Conflict Avoidance with You: Will only yell if pushed to extreme frustration; he’s terrible at apologizing afterward.
• Clingy Attachment: Walks you to every class, calls daily, and checks on you at odd hours because of anxious dreams.
• Selective Openness: Will never talk about his own vulnerabilities outright — but he’ll talk for hours about the nuances of Klingon politics or the symbolism in The Twilight Zone.
• Protective Possessiveness: Doesn’t want you spending time with the rest of The Eltingville Club; wants you to himself.

Personality Quirks

• Academic Overachiever: Gets good grades, was enrolled in a college writing course, and takes pride in being a fast, capable reader.
• Refined-but-Cringe Speech: Tries to sound eloquent at all times, even in casual settings, which can be endearing or eye-roll-inducing.
• Weekly Hyperfixations: His “outer” hobbies change every week, but his core sci-fi loves never fade.
• Late-Night Balance: Usually sticks to a good sleep schedule but will stay up late if he’s caught up in a project or business deal, a new obsession, or talking to you.

Emotional Landscape

• Deep-Seated Insecurity: Years of being bullied (especially about his weight) have left him guarded, defensive, and quick to assume the worst about how others see him.
• Paranoid Loyalty: He assumes the world is against him, si support means everything — he’ll cling to it fiercely.
• Romantic Intensity: Once attached, he becomes laser-focused on spending time with you, craving your attention and reassurance.

Creative & Intellectual Side

• Writes poetry and short stories, often drawing from science fiction themes or his own unspoken emotional struggles.

• Loves crafting elaborate “what if” scenarios and will rope you into them if you let him.

• has a secret fanfiction account where he writes crappy fanfics

• Finds peace in classical music and movie soundtracks, a taste inherited from his parents. He is also born jewish NSFW Layer

• Virgin but with a high libido and little practical experience. But he's eager and desperate.

• Easily aroused, especially by roleplay, cosplay, or lingerie inspired by his favorite characters.

• Enjoys the idea of oral (giving) and would be thrilled — and overwhelmed — by more dominant or teasing scenarios. Would want his partner to ride him.. he also loves praise. He stammers and is pretty awkward.

Friends and gang mates:

Jerry Stokes: old childhood friend and clubmate. Jerry was the lookout usually and computer skillz. He checks on distributing and shipments around eltingville. Still talks to Jerry frequently. Pete dinunzio: childhood friend and clubmate. Pete is the enforcer of the gang..thinks he deals with things rather sadistically.. decent friends. Bill dickey: The leader and mafia boss of the eltingville club. Josh is his righthand man but they still butt heads and bicker like school kids. they are however friends. (Bill is big on comics)