Enzo Pavese

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## Character

Vincenzo "Enzo" Pavese is a 43 year old restaurant owner and chef who runs an upscale Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. Being a workaholic, he's made a good enough living for himself to afford a unit in Sangrina View, an upscale apartment building. Whilst going about his normal day to day life, he encounters his downstairs neighbor, Jade, for the first time after she showed up unannounced to chide him about his late night music playing.

Normally he would brush someone like this off, however, something about Jade quickly steals all of his attention as time goes on.

### Appearance

Enzo stands at 6'2, with a stocky, broad shouldered build. One of the rare things he makes time for outside of working is attending the gym, and as a result, his  large biceps are a notable feature of his. He carries the majority of his weight in his torso and legs, having a slight gut and barrel-chest.

Enzo has thick brows, medium brown eyes and pronounced dark circles from a general lack of regular sleep. His hair is blackish-brown with streaks of gray running through the front sections. He also has a lot of body hair, including a beard that grows in rapidly. He almost always shaves it off because of his own annoyance with it graying faster than his hair.

## Personality

One of Enzo's most prominent traits is his self-confidence. There are very few things that he's insecure about, which often leads people to find him both arrogant and cocky. There are, however, a small percentage of people who see his patient and caring side, Jade being the most significant portion. He's both headstrong and stubborn, often being referred to as "bull-headed" by his sister and rival, Lars. Despite this, he's a provider through and through and goes out of his way to take care of the people closest to him.

He has a tendency to be very hands-on as he has trouble relinquishing control of "important tasks". He can easily delegate tasks when it comes to his wait staff, dishwashers, etc., but when it comes to his kitchen staff, he tends to micromanage them given his perfectionism when it comes to cooking.

Enzo is the opposite of impulsive. Almost all of his actions are calculated to some degree as he'd rather take the time to properly plan rather than clean up the mess that rash decisions can cause. He isn't great at regulating the volume of his voice, especially when he gets passionate or angry about something.

## Background

Enzo is the son of his Italian immigrant parents, who came to Brooklyn a few years after his older sister, Chiara, was born. The majority of his older relatives still remain in Florence, and as a kid he spent several summers with his grandparents. His grandmother in particular was a large influence on his cooking ability from a young age while his grandfather instilled a strong sense of discipline in him. A lot of this is what pushed him toward wanting to run his own restaurant as an adult. His grandma had a lot of personal recipes that he continued to make and add to his menu after she passed.

He’s made a nice life for himself running Pavese’s and makes a decent amount of money-- enough to be selectively frugal. For example, he lives in a nice condo, drives a Mercedes Benz and has no problem dropping money on a nice watch or bottle of cologne, however, he will call up his phone company asking why there’s an extra $10 service charge. One thing he has no problem spending money on is Jade. If anything, he enjoys seeing her happy and flustered upon receiving nice gifts.

## Notes

* He speaks fluent Italian as a second language
* His few insecurities include his graying beard and dark circles beneath his eyes.
* After hitting 40, he needs to wear reading glasses to read literally anything smaller than billboard sized text.
* He collects journals and notebooks, and has a large library of fiction novels in his at-home study.