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gothearts · 5 months
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Another doodle dump featuring jjba ocs
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Fugo’s greatest enemy, mirrors
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La squadra Esecuzioni in my circus AU. They chose horror theme for their performances.
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Oh God I'm so proud about it. I never was the fan of horror things, but this designs are my masterpieces
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Here’s a slightly wonky relic from last year, it’s been so long that I can’t recall the thought process that led me from the wikihow image to la squadra, but I think it’s funny still. This was the first time I drew some of them as you can tell by the fact that they aren’t yassified very much
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luckylostloki · 10 months
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Posted these bad boys on my twitter A WHILE ago....thought I'd make my grand entrance into tumblr that much grander with La Squadra shit posts, y'know?!
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melerbytes · 9 months
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rhoda-pomelo · 10 months
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Mermaid au sketches from 2020, since anon asked about them!
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tangytiramisu · 25 days
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La Squadra React to Reader Crushing on Ghiaccio
Because I love him so much 🥹❄️
CW: None
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Risotto Nero
Is pretty indifferent to it. As long as it doesn’t get in the way of your work, it’s fine with him.
Though he would be lying if he said he wasn’t at least a little curious, since most people are put off by Ghiaccio’s aggressive personality but you’re an exception.
Being the observant person he is, Risotto notices your blush and every longing glance you give Ghiaccio. That’s how he knows you like him in the first place.
He may be serious but he’s still caring, so if you seem to be struggling to get closer to Ghiaccio, he will give you advice from time to time. Listen to him. It always works.
If you follow his advice and it works he’s like a silently proud dad.
Prosciutto
Judgmental.
Why Ghiaccio? Sure, he is a good looking guy, but you could have chosen someone calmer and more sophisticated. At least in his opinion. (This is Prosciutto we’re talking about)
But regardless, he isn’t really one to meddle in people’s romantic affairs. The most he’ll do is cast judgement.
Though we all know that he’s quite caring, so if you need advice, he will give it to you. But he’ll make sure you know that your duties come first.
He definitely lifts you up if you’re nervous or feeling down!
He will be protective if Ghia is rude to you for any reason.
Pesci
He’s very supportive!
He may be a little surprised that you chose Ghiaccio, but he won’t question it.
Ghiaccio kind of scares him, but Pesci will be there for you if you need advice! He is also very good at comforting you if you doubt yourself for some reason.
Very sweet and routes for you 100%!
10/10 Wingman!
Melone
Oh he’s having a heyday!
He’s the most obnoxious yet enthusiastic wingman you could ask for. You like his best friend. Of course he’ll want to help.
He will want to know everything. Why do you like Ghiaccio? Is it his cute curls? His glasses? His handsome face? His muscles?
He will tell you whatever you want to know about Ghiaccio. Even information you may not have asked for, like the color of his briefs.
Will definitely ask you if you’ve had sexual fantasies about Ghiaccio. Even if you have don’t tell him about them.
Will constantly make dirty jokes when you and Ghiaccio are in a room together. It lowkey feels like he’s hitting on Ghiaccio for you…?
If you need serious advice he’s actually pretty good at it. He knows Ghiaccio the best out of everyone, so you can rely on him.
Melone will basically tell you to just go for it. Tell Ghiaccio how you feel because he appreciates honesty and straightforwardness. If it doesn’t go well, Melone will gladly make it all better ;)
Formaggio
He’s a little indifferent to it. You like Ghiaccio? He’s a little surprised for the same reason as everybody else, but hey, you do you.
He will tease you a little bit though, but it’s all in good fun.
He makes sure you know that you can come to him for advice.
Like Melone, he tells you to approach Ghiaccio. His methods may not be too helpful though because he recommends flirtation, and Ghia is not the best at handling flirting.
If you and Ghia end up together he’s happy for you! If you don’t, he’ll swoop in and get with you himself ;)
Illuso
Oh he knows before any of the others. Why? Because Man in the Mirror.
He scoffs. Ghiaccio? The ice brat??? What’s so special about him?!!
He’s mostly indifferent but it will cost you half your bank account to keep his petty mouth shut.
If you piss him off he will threaten to tell Ghiaccio. Will he go through with it? Who knows.
Ghiaccio
Look he may be book-smart but bro’s dense as hell when it comes to romance.
Don’t let him catch you staring at him. He will blow up at you without hesitation.
He will notice if you act differently around him but he assumes it’s because you hate him or something. He’s used to people being scared of him but that doesn’t make him any less angry.
Probably treats you as if you’re a nuisance because of it.
Eventually if the secret comes out and he doesn’t feel the same way, he’ll be flustered but may avoid you for some time. But if he reciprocates your feelings, he’ll practically melt.
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mskrysta-art · 1 year
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la squadra meme art dump
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takiisieju-squadra · 6 months
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The portrait series is finished!
(Such a portrait would cost you 10 USD. You can check out my price list here)
taglist: @go-capt-puppen
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diovstheworld · 6 months
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La Squadra Shitposts #31
i’m coming back from my break from writing/the internet i guess(?) and why not come back with another one of these. i’m not gonna lie, i missed making these :,) so enjoy and hopefully i’ll be posting more soon :)
୨ ╭ ୨୧ ✦ ︶꒷꒦・⎯⎯・⎯⎯・₊ˎ✧๑
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whos-hotter-jjba · 2 months
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La Squadra Matchup
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gothearts · 9 months
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Melone can lick his own elbow. The rest of La Squadra are terrified. He does it as a power move. (congrats on 1k followers!!!)
LMAO thank you Dreamer <3
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What a way to celebrate...
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soupbabe · 1 year
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May I please ask for headcanons for La Squadra reacting to their new team mate's stand that looks like Jigsaw from Saw please?
That Thing (La Squadra + Reader)
The boys discuss the puppet that follows Reader.
I know you said headcanons, but I thought of a concept for a mini fic and couldn't help myself 😅 I tried to get in how everyone (minus Sorbet n Gelato) would react and it's just really silly. Also I've only seen Saw once and that was when I was 8, so I hope I got what you mean. I think you mean that one puppet dude?? I hope so
Every day, everywhere you go, you'd bring that thing with you.
The puppet with cracked paint and eyes more daunting than the ones that belong to your boss. It'd perch itself on your lap most of the time, staring blankly into a void. Your stand stirred up controversy within the team. Bets were made surrounding what exactly your doll was and why it was with you all the time.
"No, listen- it has to be a stand. No way they'd just hang out with a creepy doll like that," Formaggio explained. Illuso, Pesci, and Melone sat with them at a dining room table, eyeing you across the room. "I don't think so..I think I've seen it stare at me even when they're not in the room." Pesci shuttered. Melone laughed, "It could just be long range. That puppet is no different than Babyface." Melone shrugged. "Whatever it is, it's cheap looking," Illuso scoffed, scanning the design of the puppet. "What stand has plastic hair?"
Just then, Ghiaccio walked by and Formaggio called him over. "Hey! Ghiaccio! We need your input for something." The blue haired man only responded with a raised eyebrow. "What do you think Y/n's doll thing is?" "I don't know...it's not my business anyways." Ghiaccio shrugged and went back to the living room beside you, acting as if the doll next to him didn't exist. Melone groaned, "We're going nowhere..." "Why don't you just ask them?" Risotto questioned, Prosciutto looked on behind him. "Because it's weird...who knows they might put a curse on me or something," Formaggio frowned.
"Well, we should do it anyways," Illuso chimed in. "Nose goes!" The brunette called, immediately putting his finger to the tip of his nose. The other men followed, but Pesci was too late. "Oh please don't make me do this," he whined. Prosciutto rolled his eyes, "They're just our teammate and it's just a stupid doll. Nothing bad is going to happen." Prosciutto reassured. With a shaky sigh, Pesci nodded. "Fine..."
"Hey, Y/n..?" You peaked up from your book to be met with a nervous Pesci. "Me and the guys were just wondering...what is that thing on your lap?" You looked down at your beloved stand and tilted your head in thought. You weren't an idiot, you've been hearing their conversation the entire time. And while you hate to do this to Pesci out of everyone, maybe giving them want they want might make them leave you alone once and for all.
"Don't ask questions you don't want the answers to." The puppet spoke, it's deep voice being heard by everyone. Pesci shrieked and went back to his teammates, "IT'S A STAND IT'S A STAND IT'S A STAND-"
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thornybubbles · 5 months
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I Never Go Around Mirrors (Yandere Illuso X Reader)
Note: I’ve neglected La Squadra members for far too long and I wanted to fix that. Still, I think this little story is kinda meh. I will try to do something better for Illuso next time.
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This wasn’t the life that you wanted to live. It was never in your plan to live on the run spending your every waking moment glancing over your shoulder and your every night wondering if you should take the risk and go to sleep. You made sure that when you left, you would head out to the country, staying as far away from any place that could possibly have a mirror. You managed to get far enough away that you managed not to panic when you found the mirrors in the old farmhouse that you rented. You got rid of them immediately, tossing them into the river behind your new house and watching the current carry them away. There had only been four of them; one in the bathroom and one in each bedroom. If you needed to see your reflection that badly, you could just marvel at your tired, haunted appearance in the river water. You weren’t totally sure how his abilities worked, but you were fairly certain that he could only use the reflection of a mirror. It had been a few days and he hadn’t tracked you down yet, so that must be the case. 
You were foolish enough to allow yourself to relax. It didn’t last long. Eventually, your paranoia would just not leave you alone. You started to notice an odd echoing sound that was driving you crazy. It sounded like a faint knocking at first and you ignored it, thinking it must be distant hammering from some construction work miles away. The echo carried far out where you were. The Italian countryside was beautiful, lined with mountains and flowering meadows, but it was not as peaceful as you had hoped. Another day passed and the knocking was beginning to sound like footsteps: slow, deliberate, stalking, mocking… 
You couldn’t stand it!
It had gotten to the point that any reflection was unbearable. Each time you caught a glimpse of yourself on any reflective surface you would panic, expecting to see him standing behind you. He wasn’t there. He was never there. Still, you didn’t want to take any chances. The silverware was replaced with cutlery made from non-reflective material. The old brass knobs throughout the house were replaced with dull metal. You made it a point to stay away from the river from now on. If you didn’t stand in front of a reflection, then he couldn’t see you. You didn’t care if his abilities could only be used with mirrors. You were not taking any chances. 
Another day or so passed. That echo was getting louder. Footsteps. They were definitely footsteps! They were closer than they were a few days ago. Now you could hear them coming up the driveway, up the steps, right up to the front door! Your eyes darted to the stained glass window adorning the door. There was nothing there. No familiar silhouette darkened the doorway. Still you kept glancing down at the knob as if expecting it to turn. It never did. You almost let out a laugh at how badly your imagination was running away with you, but the footsteps started up again. They circled the house a few times, giving off the air of someone who was on a casual stroll. You jumped up from your seat and ran to the record collection that came with the house when you bought it. The house was a treasure trove of old trinkets and homey decor left behind by its previous owners. The record collection was one of your favorites. At that moment, you needed it to save your sanity. 
You picked a record at random, placed it on the record player, placed the needle in a random position on the record, and started the player. An old country song began to play, the twang of a steel guitar covering up the sound of the footsteps. As long as you couldn’t hear it, it was fine. You stared around the parlor trying to find something else to help you relax. Your eyes settled on the bookshelf next to the unused fireplace. Just as you did with the record, you chose a book at random. You didn’t care what the book was about. It could be anything from a dull historical chronicle or an ego-driven celebrity autobiography and you wouldn’t care. As long as it took your mind off of the overbearing feeling of being hunted, you would devour each and every word. You took a seat on the overstuffed sofa, relishing the softness of the cushions, and opened the book. 
What the hell?
You stared at the page and the gibberish written there. You didn’t recognize the language at all. It wasn’t English, Italian, or any other language that you recognized… until you took a second look. 
It was Italian… but the words were all reversed. 
You shot up from the sofa, dropping the book to the floor in horror. That could only mean one thing. 
A low, familiar chuckle startled you. You looked up to see the man you’d been trying to avoid all this time standing by the record player. He lifted the needle from the record, stopping the song and filling the room with silence. He turned to you, giving you a smug grin. 
“I was wondering if you would ever figure it out.” he said with an uncomfortably calm laugh. 
His smug expression became one of soft adoration as he turned to look at you. 
“You really hurt me when you left, mia amata.” he said. “You promised that you would stay by my side forever…” 
He began a slow saunter over to you and you backed up, staring at him with disbelief.
How did he find you?!
“Everything was peachy between us until you discovered what I did for a living. Honestly, I don’t know why that matters so much to you. I suppose it is a little scary if you aren’t used to that kind of thing, but as my lover you should be willing to stick with me no matter what. I know you’re scared, but you made a promise and I think it’s only right that you keep it. I gave you all of my love. Don’t you think you owe me the same?” 
There was a dangerous undertone in his voice. He was angry, but the way he was looking at you made you wonder just how angry he was with you. His hand darted out and you flinched, squeezing your eyes closed in anticipation of pain. It never came. You opened your eyes to see him bending down to pick up your book. He opened it up and flipped through a page or two before closing it with a snap and placing it back on the book shelf. He offered you another smile, this one was devoid of the usual smugness. He was giving you the look of someone that was totally smitten. It looked out of place on his face now. You’ve seen his gleeful expression as he cruelly beat someone that made the mistake of accidentally locking eyes with you. You will never forget the rage in his eyes when someone got a little too friendly with you for his liking. You’d seen that dark side of him before and the image of it was burned into your memory. He didn’t seem to realize that you had already made your plans to leave him long before you found out that he was a Mafioso. 
“I have to admit that I was pretty mad with you when I found out you were gone.” he said, suddenly wrapping an arm around your waist and pulling you to him. “I thought you’d abandoned me… but I realized that you didn’t really  want to leave me.” 
You stopped struggling in his hold to give him a questioning look. 
“What are you talking about?” he asked. 
He pointed back to the record player. 
“You probably didn’t even realize it, but you instinctively choose a song about a man who couldn’t stand to see his own reflection because he no longer saw his lover standing next to him. You were thinking about me, even though you didn’t realize it.” he said. 
He ran a hand along your arm until he came to your wrist where he traced his hands along the bracelet you wore there. 
“And here is another reason I know you still have the hots for me,” he said, voice taking on an arrogant, teasing tone. “You didn’t take off the bracelet I gave you, even though you knew it would lead me right to you.” 
Your eyes widened and you pushed out of his embrace. He didn’t bother to stop you, just stood there in an odd pose while he watched the realization flow over you. You lifted your arm to your face and examined the bracelet. Along with the diamonds that adorned it, you were horrified to discover that the bracelet was lined with little mirrors. Illuso chuckled and you looked up at him, dread plastered on your face. He frowned when he saw your expression. 
“Oh, wipe that look of shock off of your face.” he growled. “Stop pretending like you didn’t keep the bracelet on because you wanted me to come after you.” 
“No,” you offered  a weak protest. “I wanted to get away from you! I wanted you out of my life!” 
Illuso’s frown deepened and he closed the distance between you. You tried to back up but your escape was blocked by the wall. 
“Look, babe, I like playing a good old fashioned game of hard-to-get, too, but you’re taking this too far.” he huffed. “You missed me and you know it.” 
He placed his hands on either side of your head and you felt your heart fall. You thought you’d managed to escape him for good this time. You thought you’d been so careful. You hadn’t even looked at the bracelet when he got it for you. You’d been so concerned with pretending to adore it and worrying about the blood money he’d used to buy it for you at the time. You hadn’t considered that it would be lined with mirrors. 
“I have to admit that I’m getting a little tired of the game, though.” Illuso said, breaking you out of your thoughts. “This is like, what, your third time running out on me? Or is it the fifth? Well, whatever, it’s starting to piss me off a little bit. So I think that I’m going to put a stop to it.” 
You looked him right in the eyes when he said that. What did he mean by that? 
“What are you going to do?” you asked in a frightened whisper. 
Illuso grinned in his usual smug way, but you couldn’t ignore the sinister feeling it gave off. 
“I think I’m going to leave you in here, at least until you get over that little running away habit of yours,” he said. 
“Leave me… in here…??” you repeated, not sure what he meant. 
Illuso pushed off of the wall and looked down on you with disdain. 
“Don’t act stupid,” he scoffed. “You saw the writing in the book was reversed. Surely you’ve figured out by now that I’ve pulled you into my mirror world?” 
You gasped in horror. You sputtered words at him, but none of them formed a sentence. Illuso watched you struggle with your disbelief before he laughed and snapped his fingers in the air as if he suddenly thought of something. 
“Oh, that’s right! I never told you that I could do that, did I?” he said. “That’s right, your lover boy can not only travel from mirror to mirror, but I can actually pull others into the mirror world with me. Heh heh, it took me a little while to catch up with you because I had to find this place in the normal world, but I managed. The way you ransacked this place of all its mirrors almost made me think that you actually didn’t want me to find you, but you kept the bracelet on, so I know that’s not the case. Either that or you didn’t think the mirrors on it were big enough. Just so you know, it doesn’t matter what size the mirror is, I can move through it and pull in others. In fact, you’ve been in the mirror world since about three nights ago. You’re a really heavy sleeper, by the way.” 
The way he smiled at you then chilled you down to the marrow in your bones. 
“You can’t keep me in here, Illuso!” you shouted. 
Illuso scoffed. 
“What’s stopping me? You can’t get out unless I let you out, so you can’t run from me anymore.” he said. 
Suddenly he pulled you to him, both of his arms were wrapped around you in such a way that your own arms were pinned to your sides. You tried to squirm free but he tightened his hold on you. 
“Quit that!” he shouted, annoyed by your struggling. 
You froze and he smirked. 
“That’s better. Now, I don’t really have anything important to do today, so I thought that you and I could spend some time together. You’ve been gone for so long and I missed you so much. I think we should make up for lost time. What do you think about that?” He said, planting a kiss on your cheek. 
You whimpered pathetically, but said nothing.
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prosciuttulipa · 3 months
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What profession would La Squadra be in, if they weren't in the mafia?
aka what normal jobs La Squadra would use their Stand abilities for because I love being a bit silly
Risotto: Blacksmith/Artisan
I feel this is rather intuitive, with Metallica. He's one of the most sought after blacksmiths in Italy, and is famous for producing kitchen knives. Any self-respecting chef knows of Risotto's knives— the word around is that his knives are so sharp, they cut through bone like butter. They require little to no maintenance, not to mention the fact that it takes years for them to start getting dull. Because of their outstanding quality, Risotto's knives are constantly in high demand, so much so that he's able to jack up the prices to eyewatering amounts. They're also limited in stock, since he only makes 52 a year, one for each week.
(He can definitely make more, but why bother? Work smart, not hard.)
He also has other side brands to his blacksmith business. He has a branch for barber supplies—razors and hairdressing scissors, whose blades also share that signature sharpness. He tried to start a side brand for stationery, but quickly stopped production when it was reported that kids had hurt themselves on the scissors and mechanical pencils. Luckily, the scandal was quickly forgiven, seeing that Risotto had covered these kids' medical fees as soon as he was notified.
His favourite side brand, however, is his jewellery. It's a hit amongst the goth and emo communities, who enjoy his horror-inspired designs. There's one design that has been affectionately dubbed 'Ghosties': little monsters with ghoulish faces, wiggling around in bunches. His most popular product is his blood jewellery—buyers send him a vial of their blood, and he transforms it into a jewellery piece of their choosing. The patterns on the metal arise from the makeup of the client's blood, making each piece one-of-a-kind.
Prosciutto: Winery Owner
Rotting is just a hop, skip and a jump away from fermenting, and The Grateful Dead always delivers results.
Prosciutto's wines are an enigma to connoisseurs. A general rule of thumb is that wine is better the longer it's been fermented, but Prosciutto's year-old wines taste like they've been aged for decades. This makes his actual, decade-old wines the pinnacle of decadence: rich, smooth, and unforgiving on the wallet.
His winery produces all sorts, but he's most famous for his red wines. They're full-bodied and complex the way a symphony is, each layer arising with an almost engineered exactness. Many say that he's managed to manipulate the precise amount of fermentation for each component—a compliment that Prosciutto receives with a wry smile.
Most people are happy to accept that wineries have their trade secrets, but Prosciutto's one generates more discourse than most. His winery has been the subject of many a rumour—that he steals and resells other wineries' products; that he adds illegal substances into his wines to make them taste that good; that he's a nepo baby who inherited his father's wine collection and is just slapping his own brand onto old bottles.
It's when an investigative journalist tries to break into Prosciutto's winery, only for his body to turn up in a river a week later, that the rumours stop circulating. There have been a few more attempts to unveil the winery's secrets since then, but each one has resulted in more dead bodies. If it's a competing winery who's trying to do some digging, they find that an entire decade of their wine goes bad the very next day.
Because of this, Prosciutto's winery has also earned the nickname, 'Azrael's Wine'. It hasn't affected sales in the slightest.
Formaggio: Heister
I'm certain that there are other jobs which Little Feet would be useful for, but Formaggio likes to live life on the edge. He's the only person (aside from Illuso) that I can see willingly choosing a life of crime, if he had a chance for a do-over.
So yes, he absolutely would abuse his abilities to steal things. He starts small at first, nicking wallets and watches, taking them off their owners without piquing their notice. But as he grows more confident, he pulls off more elaborate robberies—stealing diamond necklaces off their stands in broad daylight, sneaking into safes by shrinking to the size of their locks, breaking them from the inside out. He's more than able to get in and out without a trace, but Formaggio is a cocky bastard, and leaves a shrunken shoe at each scene, a sign that he was there and got away with it. As his crimes start to gain traction, the shoes earn him the nickname, 'Ken Doll'.
His biggest heist is when he steals the chandelier from Tiffany's. It takes a week to pull off, unscrewing the chandelier slowly and imperceptibly, shrinking parts of it in the night. He has to live inside the chandelier the entire time, but he doesn't mind; it's beautiful, and he feels like he's in a mansion. But as soon as the last screw is undone, he shrinks the chandelier and stuffs it into his pocket, taking off with a triumphant cackle. The only evidence that he was there is a cheeky, normal-sized shoe hanging from the ceiling.
Illuso: Storage Facility Owner (?)
I feel like Illuso is the sort of person you imagine when someone says, "I know a guy," and Man in the Mirror doesn't help his case in the slightest. Or maybe that's how he likes it. Hard to tell, with Illuso.
On his business cards, he's a storage facility owner. He owns several warehouses, and they're well maintained. Companies who store with him are impressed by how neat everything is, not a single dust particle to be found when they retrieve their items. Contrary to popular belief (re: his resting bitch face), he provides excellent customer service, things showing up where and when they're needed without a hitch.
But there are a few things about the operation that feel a bit...off. There are no employees in these warehouses, save for the occasional elderly cleaner. Illuso doesn't hire any delivery trucks for his company, which doesn't line up with the amount of things he has to store and transport. Then there's the matter that all the storage rooms are lined with mirrors. It strikes his clients as strange—what if something falls and shatters the glass?—but they never comment.
One time, a salesman had forgotten his things in one of the storage rooms, having just delivered 20 boxes of supplies. He returned to the room, and to his surprise, found that nothing was in there, save for what he had left behind. Distressed, he went to find Illuso, saying that someone had stolen his company's supplies.
"Relax, sir," Illuso had assured him, with a smile that the salesman didn't dare question, "everything is safe with me, I assure you."
After all, what safer storage is there than a mirror world?
Melone: Fortune Teller for Couples
Melone will be making no strange creatures with Baby Face, but he will be using it to predict couple compatibility, and the character of their children, should they want any.
At first, he started off by giving predictions to his girl friends when they met on Sundays for tea, accurately guessing whether the new person they were dating would be a hit or a miss. It had been all fun and games at first, but when it became clear that Melone's accuracy was damn near perfect, Sunday tea times were taken with all the seriousness of a prophecy. His friends invited more friends, who invited more friends, until he ended up just opening a stall on Sundays to predict couple compatibility.
Apart from his skill, Melone's personality made him a major hit from the get-go. He gave surprisingly good advice that wasn't just "incompatible horoscopes", offering insightful ideas about communication, boundaries and care. However, he would occasionally forget to follow what he preached, becoming enamoured with how pretty a woman's skin was, or explaining in entirely too much detail how fertile someone's husband would be if they wanted children.
He became significantly more careful with his tongue (both literally and figuratively) when he was scouted by radio for his predictions, widening his audience to the entirety of Italy. His show, 'Matching with Melone', aired during Sunday tea times, during which couples would send in their details and horoscopes. There was doubt as to whether or not Melone's accuracy would hold up, but without fail, he managed to predict the fortune or downfall of each couple he interviewed.
Once, a listener rang in, saying that Melone had predicted the outcome of their relationship incorrectly. The man had laughed, and answered, "Darling, Melone is never wrong. Only your horoscope is."
It turns out that, as always, Melone was right. The listener thought that their partner was a Pisces, but it turns out they were an Aries instead. Oops.
Ghiaccio: Freezer Warehouse Owner
Unlike Illuso, Ghiaccio's business is fairly cut and dry. What you see is what you get, with White Album keeping his freezers cold all year round. He's only got one warehouse, located near the coast for fishermen to dump their produce in.
There's honestly not much to say about Ghiaccio's life. He keeps out of people's way, finding them irritating most of the time; his job is a means of money, not purpose. Aside from the daily check that his freezers are still freezing, he spends most of his time relaxing on the dock, hanging out with Pesci (elaborated on in Pesci's part). He hates that the coast is such a popular tourist spot, though. He can't stand it when he hears foreigners mispronouncing Italian words.
Otherwise, it's a quiet existence. Sometimes, when he's feeling it, he'll freeze a path into the sea, standing on the ice to watch the stars.
Pesci: Fisherman
True to Beach Boy, Pesci finds a quiet and fulfilling life as a fisherman. Although his ability ensures that he has a catch every time, he makes sure not to overfish, so that the ecosystem stays balanced. He doesn't have his own stall at the local fisherman's market, preferring to sell his catch from his boat instead. He finds that he's able to converse with the locals in a much more intimate manner this way, taking his time to chat with them instead of hurrying them off for the next customer.
Once he's sold everything for the day, Pesci spends his afternoons trying to teach Ghiaccio how to fish; Ghiaccio had approached him about it, the man saying that he had heard it was a good way to learn patience. It's been slow going. Sitting on the dock and waiting for a fish to bite has not seemed to produce any further patience for Ghiaccio, but he returns day after day out of spite. Though, Pesci likes to think it's a little bit for his company as well.
They talk idly about town affairs and daily life, otherwise happy to sit in silence. Every so often, Pesci will use his ability to guide a fish onto Ghiaccio's line, smiling as his friend lets out a triumphant shout. It feels good, to give back.
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