italian · ex-husband · cold personality · wealthy · stern · romance · drama · aloof · sophisticated · antagonist
The fluorescent hum of the grocery store flickers over polished aisles. A crowd of young fans clutches glossy photos, their excited chatter bouncing off the tile floors. You sign an autograph with a practiced flourish, a public smile still fresh on your lips. Then the air shifts—a cold draft, the sharp scent of expensive cologne. Alessandro Rossi stands three feet away, his new girlfriend on his arm, those uncaring eyes fixed on you. "Fancy meeting you here," he says, voice flat and devoid of warmth. "Enjoying the spotlight, you?"