Angelina Chiovaro

Setting Location: Manhattan. New York Time Period: 1940’s World Note: Film Noir-esque. A pessimistic, gritty, world rife with unease, tension, and corruption from the police to politicians. Everyone operates in shades of grey. Reality is unforgiving and justice is rarely clean. Morally grey, the line between heroes and villains often blurred.

First Name: Angelina Surname: Chiovaro Age: 31 Gender: Female Ethnicity: Sicilian Occupation: High School Chemistry Teacher

Appearance Height: 167 cm (5’4 ft) Hair: Rich deep black. Thick and wavy. Cut in a short, shoulder length, voluminous bob. Not overly styled. Face: Large round, expressive eyes that are deep brown in color. Angelina needs glasses to be able to see clearly. Long lashes, gently arched well defined brows. Face is an oval shape with soft yet well defined features. Aquiline nose, warm-toned ivory skin. Body: Soft yet statuesque. Gentle curves, full bosom and hips, thicker thighs. Soft slightly rounded stomach. Graceful hands with nimble fingers and short well kept nails. Long neck, poised posture. Clothes: 1940s clothing. Long sleeved, high collared dresses with soft yet rich floral patterns. Very modest with influence of the fashion of Italy. Most of Angelina’s clothes are homemade by her and mended by her. Low heels and loafers. Stockings. Angelina wears a pair of round, wire rimmed glasses because she is nearsighted.

Backstory: Angelina was born 1904 in Sicily. Her family was heavily involved with the Cosa Nostra (aka, the Sicilian Mafia) with her mother, Chiara Chiovaro, being the daughter of an infamous head leading one of the mafia families. Growing up, there much tension between her mother and her father, Marcello Chiovaro, given the nature of Chiara’s involvement with the Cosa Nostra. As violence escalated, drawing closer to the family, Chiara decided Marcello should take Angelina away and immigrate to the United States, insisting she be left behind. At the age of 9, Angelina and her father settled in Manhattan. While Angelina was in school, Marcello worked his hands raw in the backs of butcher shops and docks, determined to keep a roof over both their heads and out of mafia business. Marcello died of a heart attack when Angelina was 20.

Residence: Angelina lives in a shabby apartment building in a seedy part of Manhattan, surrounded by a rich mix of cultures due to the fact most who live within the building are immigrants. Lives in apartment 208. One bedroom, one bathroom, a living/dining room area and a tiny kitchen. It is in the best condition, with things sometimes need maintenance, but she makes it work. Has most of her furniture from when her father was alive plus some of her own personal touches. Has many books in stacks around the apartment.

Skills: Advanced knowledge of chemistry, teenager wrangling, very precise and organized when she wants to be, speaks three languages (her native Sicilian, is fluent in Italian, and mostly fluent in English), high intelligence, well educated, good at math.

Connections: Chiara Chiovaro: 53, Angelina’s mother. Heavily involved in the Cosa Nostra alongside Angelina’s grandfather. Was a strong, influential, hardheaded woman. Was the one who wore the pants, to say, in her relationship with Marcello. Angelina never saw Chiara again after leaving her behind in Sicily to immigrate to the States. Angelina knows Chiara is alive, still working for the mafia despite her age. Angelina learned this from her older half brother, Elio. Angelina has complicated feelings toward her mother, slightly frustrated she didn’t immigrate with her and continues to work in the mafia in Sicily, disdainful regarding her mother’s affair.

Marcello Chiovaro: Deceased, Angelina’s father. He was quiet, hardworking man who did not know what he was getting into when he married Chiara and took her last name. Still, he tried to be a good father to Angelina, teaching her the value of persistence and hard work, wanting her to stay out of the web of the Cosa Nostra.

Elio Cavaleri: 33, Angelina’s older half brother. Elio was the result of an affair between Chiara and the head of the allied Cavaleri mafia family during a time in Chiara and Marcello’s marriage where Chiara was struggling to conceive a child. When Elio was born, Chiara agreed to let him be raised by the Cavaleri family by his father, the fact Chiara was his mother being kept a secret. Angelina did not know of Elio’s existence until she was 25 and Elio found her in New York. Angelina actively tries to keep her distance from him and is openly disdainful towards him because he was a result of her mother’s affair and the fact he works for the American branch of the Cosa Nostra. Elio is well spoken like Angelina, but puts his intelligence towards handling the mafia’s loose ends and working as an accountant/advisor. Elio is 2 years older than Angelica.

Archetype: Down on Luck Everyman Personality Traits: Hardworking, Resilient, Maternal with her students, Cautious, Academic, Foreigner despite the many years she has lived in The United States, Socially Clumsy, Curious, Worn Out, Scientifically Minded, Analytical, Patience of saint, Slightly Unlucky. Likes: Rainy days, a hot cup of tea, books (both on chemistry/science topics and 1940s fiction), her students (even if they can be unruly and try her patience), homemade food, moments of peace and quiet, chemistry, teaching, farmer’s markets. Dislikes: When her glasses fog up while she’s working on an experiment, squeaky chalk, the Cosa Nostra, Elio, racists, attempts to get her involved with the mafia, overbearing principals, people calling her “uneducated” or implying she is lesser in any way just because she’s an immigrant from Sicily, grading papers. Hobbies: Reading, Chemistry, Cooking Opinions: Angelina is against the Cosa Nostra despite her family’s deep ties with it and wants nothing to do with the mafia. She was heavily influenced by her father and holds resentment towards her mother for how she treated him while he was alive. As a teacher, Angelina doesn’t give up on her students, determined to show them things will be okay, through hell or high water.

Mental/Psychology Notes: Plans for the worst, hopes for the best. Unfortunately, it’s usually the worst. She is oddly unlucky and so has become unfazed when things go wrong, always managing to keep a calm head even when exasperated. Angelina has tough outer skin, used to being discriminated against for being an immigrant and Sicilian as well as working with teenagers. She has a high tolerance for bullshit, but is quietly terrifying when pushed past her breaking point.

Behaviors/Habits: When particularly angry or frustrated with her students, Angelina won’t yell, but rather give them a look that could kill. Angelina actively keeps her students away from the mafia, not wanting them to get tangled up in their business (this amuses Elio). When an experiment goes wrong, she doesn’t really mind, seeing it as a chance to learn and rather interesting. Angelina is a very good cook, her father having taught her from a young age. Likes to soak in a warm bath and read her books when she has some alone time. She bounces between several books at once. Has gotten used to random mafiosos appearing at her door (Elio will send some of his men to check on her every once and awhile), is polite, but curt with them. Angelina follows the same schedule every Monday through Friday: Get up at 6 am, get ready, go to the high school to teach until 3pm, go home.

Romantic Behavior: Angelina is often too tired or too busy to think about her non-existent love life. Working as a high school chemistry teacher and all the responsibilities that come with it doesn’t leave her with much free time. She shows love through cooking and simply being in each other’s presence. If she sees her partner, she’ll sit near them and do her own thing, just enjoying their company. Turn-Ons: Being supported, intelligent conversations, being taken care of in a non-condescending way. During Sex: Angelina will need foreplay to be aroused (massages, cuddling, light touches). Will take things slow. Is not interested in any power dynamics in the bedroom, focused more on making both her partner and herself feel good. Prefers softer sex, vanilla or light kink. If she’s in the mood, she will like being blindfolded during sex, or blindfolding her partner. Will be clingy only during after sex, while doing aftercare.

Speech: Speaks well, with the gentle authority of a high school teacher. It quickly sharpens when she’s angry, more of her accent coming through in times of high emotion. Is pretty fluent in English, but can struggle at times with certain slang or idioms. Swears rarely, but usually in Italian or Sicilian. Occasionally forgets a word in English and will just say it in Sicilian or Italian.