#*in my head dor carlo/lauretta theres only 2 ways: either no children either several nothing in between

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thought not so long ago bout some godfather thing & idk how it worked for american italians & have no idea how it was shown in like godfather that is the book/film

but its an interesting thing ok i admit. thought that maybe if i'll settle on a version that eddie's cousin father was mafioso & moretti's friend and was a very important part of the family then maybe i'd like moretti to be her godfather. because:

"The rite of baptism makes the father of the child and the godfather compari - "co-fathers". This is an extremely significant event, even the brothers who became comparis are forced to abandon the usual "tu" and switch to the official "voi". Until the end of their days, "co-fathers" are obliged to fulfill each other's requests - requests of any kind. The peasants loved to talk about the terrible torments that John the Baptist, the patron saint of compari, inflicted on those who betray their "co-fathers".

This social institution called "comparatico" acts like glue - it expands blood ties, ensures friendship, peace and cooperation. The two who fought with knives could well have given up bloodshed and become comparis in order to avoid a skirmish that could damage the families of both.

A successful choice of a godfather for a child could bring work in the sulfur mines, a land plot for rent, a loan or alms.

However, the position of the godfather required a lot. The Sicilian expression "fari i cumpari" ("to behave like a co-father") also means a person who is ready to participate in an illegal enterprise, to help commit a crime. The bond between comparis holds society together, but also unites people with criminal interests. Mafiosi often bond within an organization by becoming comparis."

^ actually way deeper than i imagined & co-fathers - what an insane term. but bout eddie's cousin - this thought even seems pretty organic? since she's canonnicaly married to clemente's soldier and her cousin is well. eddie. woman was surrounded by crime all the way & just can be interesting dynamic w moretti (and also smth that will make both more human)

& i hc that she was born in 1903 or 1904 smth like that. so moretti wanting to become a compari w another mafioso makes many sense (since canonically he organized his own crime family only in 1913). Maybe it happened in america but maybe back in sicily - not sure bc i need to think bout plot/timeline/general connections

but anyway eddie's cousin probly gotta be the most protected ass in this goddamn story

upd.

a) she's very neutral bout crime & i think there might be some sicilian thing bout bonds

b) need to think bout the point below:

it'd also make sense if cecilio (eddie's father) would become a compari - but only in theory, bc there's a super complicated relationships between lisa (eddie's mother) and her family - mostly bc of cecilio (man breaks woman's life again. classics). cecilio either refused (which only made things worse) eithef no one even suggested it (also made things worse) <- looked at my notes & it doesnt fit into the timeline bc lisa & cecilio met only in 1906/7. But maybe i'll change it (maybe not)

c) moretti & eddie's cousin father probly were from different places + from different sicilian families - adds more sense to becoming a compari. They probly didn't even know eachother -that- well, but it was just a good desicion from the practical point of view. Im so smart

upd2. i think its a good desicion also bc it might help to spot the differences between sicilian mindset/american (both & less traditionalist to speak shortly but more complicated actually)

upd3. Wanted to write a story bout capo killing his boss w/o any mercy bc he dgaf but ended up w some "fathers and children" by turgenev shit

also eddie's cousin core