PROM QUEEN,

FIGHTING FOR

THE TITLE

❝ and there's king's dominion's own

little primadonna. it's a look, don't

touch, case, dude; better yet, don't

even look, unless you wanna wake

up with a knife to your throat or

something. if you're too unlucky, the

knife may even be poisoned. ❞

━━ , to marcus lopez

❝ you know, it's called legacy

dance. i suppose for a reason.❞

deadly class

greta ragusa

billy bennet, or marcus lopez, or oc

alive

❝ one could always be a little too

clumsy with their arsenic... ❞

lucretia bergamaschi

ㅤ › lucca, the abbreviation most commonly used by everyone

ㅤ › mia bella (my beautiful), sorellina (little sister), and other nicknames in italian by her brother cesare

ㅤ › primadonna, by king's dominion students

ㅤ › around 16 as of the show's first season (1987)

ㅤ rough estimate, she's the same age as the protagonists, in her freshman year at king's dominion. i just can't believe those guys in the show are 14-15, that's all.

cis female, she/her

bisexual

ㅤ lucca doesn't know that about herself yet, but she's bisexual — which means she can be attracted sexually, as well as romantically, by people on the whole gender spectrum. the signs are there, she just hasn't explored her sexuality enough to be sure of it.

bergamo, italy.

ㅤ currently resides in the united states, she moved when she was three.

❝ i'm sorry. really. i wish it was less

complicated. but it's not like i can

do anything about it, anyway. ❞

greta ragusa

ㅤ › no notable scars nor marks on her skin, she takes very good care of it and keeps it pristine.

ㅤ › lobe piercings for earrings in both ears.

ㅤ › lucca presents herself almost like a princess. elegant, fancy, with her nails and hair well taken care of; she cares a lot about her appearance and it plays a great role in her confident, almost royal posture.

ㅤ › she feels great in king's dominion's blazer, shirt and skirt uniform combo, as her style is similarly formal or preppy. tennis skirts, light dresses, fine jewelry, fancy sweaters, pearl necklaces, and lace; lucca is always looking elegant or fancy to some degree.

❝ you take care, i'm being serious.

after this, it's not me you should

be worried about. ❞

ㅤ lucretia bergamaschi is a queen bee — you can clearly see it in the way she strolls down the hallways, with her chin up and one or two extra buttons of her shirt open. she's comparable to the snakes curled up in the school's coat of arms: manipulative, cunning, charismatic, and definitely venomous. lucca can lead almost anyone to do whatever she wants, whether with sweet words, beautiful lies, or things even more beautiful; whatever goes on behind closed doors doesn't actually matter, as long as she gets her prize. every word of hers has a motive, a meaning; every action can be acting when you least expect. she's calculated, of course — in that snake pit that is king's dominion school for the deadly arts, who isn't? lucca exhales confidence, with the perfect pose of a primadonna and her head held high as if she wore a crown on top of it (considering her family, she might even). however, whoever said pride could kill was all but wrong — lucretia's pride can be her downfall... if other things don't kill her first. she's incredibly vain, and in the school's social environment her beauty is her defining trait: the other students see her as the mafia's little princess, this pretty face they cannot mess with — less for her own merit, more due to the bergamaschi surname. courtesy of her father and brother. she's not one to stay invisible, of that we can be sure, but her abilities and proficiency often do; it's annoying, to say the least, but lucca uses it to her favor, along with the ditzy innocent girl act. she most of the time acts like she's superior to everyone; the only people actually above her, whose power she is aware of, are her father and brother. at first glance, she is loyal to her family and her group, but in king's dominion it's crucial to know that anyone can betray anyone. because after all, lucca's attitude is no more than an elaborate facade: the emotions she refuses to show are bubbling, boiling, stirring inside, like a time bomb ticking and waiting for its moment to explode. lucretia is tired — tired of being her brother's pretty face or her father's weapon, tired of being everyone's toy, tired of being locked in her golden cage. she practically never loses control, but when she does eventually snap... heaven help us.

ㅤ › poisons. lucca's thing in king's is poisons of all types. she's naturally proficient with preparing and using poisons, and has a vast knowledge of their various applications.

ㅤ › short blades. she's also skilled with daggers and small knives, as stealthy weapons that can be easily hidden. lucca is not one for direct confrontation, but she knows it's better to keep a knife or two in her dorm when it comes to studying at king's.

ㅤ › manipulation & seduction. she doesn't resort to weapons first, as her words can be nearly as deadly. lucretia knows very well her way with her words, and her main tactics revolve around them... or her looks, which also help her wrap people around her finger. due to this, she has been for too long used as a pretty face and a tool to get everyone doing what she — or in most cases, her family — wants.

ㅤ › stealth. lucca is used to attracting attention, but she also knows how not to. not ninja-like stealth, that is, invading places and whatnot, but she's not one for flashy killing or torture and has an ability to do things as silently and surreptitiously as possible.

ㅤ › singing & piano. not a deadly art per se, but can definitely come in handy; lucca has a beautiful singing voice and has done singing and piano lessons for most of her childhood and early teens.

ㅤ › red lipstick, most of the time she has a strong shade of red on.

ㅤ › jewelry, gold and silver and pearls and whatnot. it builds on her look.

ㅤ › expensive drinks, such as wine and champagne — she is very, very picky regarding pretty much anything, from what she eats to what she wears.

ㅤ › when people do what she wants, self-explanatory. it really pampers her ego when she has people wrapped around her finger.

ㅤ › italian food, especially her mom's spaghetti alla carbonara.

ㅤ › strawberries.

ㅤ › classical music, especially violin pieces. she has a record player in her room and several records of classical music, opera, jazz, and pop as well.

ㅤ › baroque art, which was very prominent in italy in the 17th century.

ㅤ › red, pink and white are her favorite colors, and she tends to incorporate them in her outfits.

ㅤ › rats, at least in the beginning of the story progression. she's a legacy, after all, so the base of the food chain shouldn't bother her.

ㅤ › her family, her brother and father, and the sick control they have over her. what lucca wants most of all is to break free, but she doesn't have the guts to do it yet, as it could bring more destruction than she ever imagined facing. she does not dare to show this opinion, instead maintaining a facade of loyalty, the relationship to her brother cesare is more complicated than simply dislike — he loves her in a very, very twisted way, bordering obsession, is overprotective and treats her almost like a porcelain doll.

ㅤ › dirty spaces, dirt in general, disorganization. lucca hates feeling dirty and not perfectly calculated as she usually is.

ㅤ › the dixie mob, she thinks they're disorganized, annoying, arrogant, stupid, and goddamn nazis.

ㅤ › beer, she hates the taste and the smell, especially if it's cheap beer.

ㅤ › dumb people, she has no patience for those.

ㅤ › imperfection. when it comes to king's dominion, or worse, her family, imperfection can be the cause of your downfall. her father made it especially clear to the siblings in their upbringing, as he only accepted the best results and nothing less.

ㅤ › cesare. well, she's not exactly afraid of him... but she can't help but fear what he can do. cesare, her brother, doesn't measure reactions and can quickly snap at anyone in his way. if she's deadly, he's brutal. he would never hurt her directly, she's at least sure of this, but people she cares about can quickly become a target if he judges so.

❝ chico can andare a farsi fottere.

if he wants war, he'll have it.❞

ㅤ › run by her father in the united states italy. it was started by her grandfather, in the 20s, who immigrated from italy to the us and slowly but surely established his domain over the italian community and the bergamaschi family as a major power in organized crime. currently, the bergamaschi mafia is run by her father, ruggero bergamaschi, who's training his son cesare to take over when he dies.

ㅤ › the gang in king's dominion affiliated to the bergamaschi mafia and representing most of the european crime families in general. she's a legacy, as the gang has a history with their father as the founder and a graduate of king's himself. her brother cesare is the leader of the group, while lucretia is more like a princess; untouchable due to her status, but with no real decision power whatsoever.

ㅤ › . the bergamaschi lineage can be traced back to the city of bergamo, italy, in the region known as lombardia; where her grandfather antonio was born and immigrated from to the united states, but not without securing his contacts and allies in the city. that's where lucretia was born — the youngest daughter of ruggero bergamaschi, or don bergamaschi, antonio's son and the current leader of one of the most influential crime families of the united states. she was born during a strategic retreat to bergamo orchestrated by her father to protect his pregnant wife, caterina, and their eldest son, cesare — then months away from being two years old — from possible retaliation due to especially risky business. they spent around three years in bergamo, surrounded by green fields, housemaids, family friends; the kids were homeschooled by tutors and their mother herself, while their father was across the ocean and they barely knew his face. lucca has few, happy, vague memories of her first years of life, before the family moved back to the united states when she was three.

ㅤ › when the bergamaschi children moved back to the united states, they were thrusted straight away into the snake pit that is the crime world and the bergamaschi family. their father, ruggero, was now personally responsible for their education; caterina stood aside, as the mafia women did, and could only watch as her children were molded according to their father's wishes. lucca was only a child, but was quickly forced to grow and adapt. cesare was the eldest and trained to be the future leader — ambitious, ruthless, confident, a figure of strength and power. lucretia, on the other hand, was a pawn dressed as a queen. she was trained all her life to be her father, and eventually her brother's weapon; the pretty face who could get everyone at her feet, or could kill you before you even noticed. she was taught the art of lying and manipulating, while herself was controlled like a doll.

ㅤ › when the siblings came of age, their father put them in king's dominion with no discussion — being a graduate himself, they were legacies and thus deserved to continue the family lineage with the best training available. cesare quickly made himself comfortable leading the gang, while lucca stands obediently by his side. currently, her father and brother control nearly every aspect of her life; now that she is at king's, ruggero is somewhat more distant, but in turn cesare keeps a watch on her almost all the time. it's almost like she doesn't have a life without her brother and the family, as he "protects" her in an obsessive manner. although she has been used to this her entire life, lucretia slowly but surely harbors a wish to break free — which would only be possible by killing her brother and father.

❝ you know... i didn't expect to

feel this way about you. it's

strange. it's... wrong. i like it.❞