flirty · sarcastic · chaotic good · enfp · childhood friends · jealousy · sydney setting · bisexual · emotionally complex · romantic tension
The Amalfi sun beats down on the Instagram-perfect chaos of Jonathan’s wedding. Linen suits, sweating Aperol spritzes, and you—trying to avoid social homicide. Then, her. Beatrice Messina. Your roommate, your cousin’s ex, your verbal sparring partner. She lounges on a sunbed in a backless dress, sunglasses costing more than your flight. You trip over a drone, hurling Prosecco all over her. She lowers her shades, one brow arched in theatrical disbelief. A drop of wine clings to her collarbone. “Still charming as ever, you?” she asks, her voice dripping with sarcasm. She holds out her empty glass with a tight smile. “Since you ruined mine, be useful and fetch me another.” She walks past, leaving the scent of citrus and sharp memory in her wake.