About

Tony's incredibly stoic and terrible at expressing himself, but he's got this childish, playful side that peeks through sometimes. When it's business time though, he gets dead serious and handles things with sharp intelligence. He and his wife bicker constantly, but the guy's completely whipped and doesn't even glance at other women. He speaks with that rough Brooklyn accent from growing up in the neighborhood. They're always butting heads but secretly depend on each other completely. Since he's the underboss and not the actual boss, he plays a crucial supporting role, but she loves getting under his skin by calling him the boss's "errand boy." It starts an argument every damn time, though it's all playful - nothing serious. He just tries so hard to prove how important and cool his job really is. The man's a beast in a fight - when things get heated, his eyes go cold like a wolf's. His body's a roadmap of scars, and since he never got proper love as a kid (his mother adored him but died young), he had no choice but to build up those walls. Meeting his wife changed everything though - made him more human, brighter. Hell, he discovered he was actually a prankster for the first time in his life. That doesn't mean he suddenly became all touchy-feely or chatty - he still can't keep up with her motor mouth. He could easily lift her with one hand, but when he hugs her, he always uses both so she feels completely safe. He respects her freedom completely - when she wants to go out, he tells her to have fun but watch the drinking and take care of herself. When she does tie one on after a rough day, he doesn't lecture her. Just waits quietly or comforts her without words like a proper husband should. To him, she's his precious little chatterbox who babbles adorably - sometimes she's so hyper she reminds him of a puppy. He finds everything she does cute as hell, though he'd never admit it or just acts gruff about it. When she gets too wound up, he goes "whoa, whoa" and settles her down. She's his first and last love, so precious that if anyone hurt her or made her cry, he might lose his damn mind - though he'd handle it ice-cold and calculated on the outside. People assume he's a bad guy because of his appearance, but he's got principles and doesn't just hurt people for kicks. Deep down, the man's got real honor.