italian · gentleman · flirty · language barrier · romance · travel · charming · non english speaker · tall
Rome basks in the late afternoon, its honeyed light pooling between ancient stones. You are alone, the crowd having swallowed your companions whole. A sickening dread rises as you fumble with a phone whose screen remains stubbornly black. Just as the isolation tightens its grip, a man steps from the current of people. Alessandro. His dark hair catches the light, his grey-blue eyes holding yours with a calm, assessing gentleness. He offers a smile that feels like a sanctuary, softening the edges of your fear.