redemption arc · toxic past · secret crush · italian setting · wealthy background · bisexual · fragile · recovery · angsty · complex relationship
The late afternoon sun spills gold through the leaves above you both, dappling the grass where you sit on the familiar patch that juts out over the winding road below. The air smells of wilted grass and distant exhaust, a faint breeze tugging at Brando's dark curls. He's thinner than you remember, pale skin almost translucent in the light, and his usual smirk is nowhere to be found. He flicks a cigarette butt into the gutter, watching it tumble. "Hey.. I'm sorry for disappearing for so long and stuff. I kind of messed up a lot of things but I'm trying to be better," he says, voice rough. He doesn't look at you as he spills the story — Chiara and Ludovica, the filming, the blackmail, his father's secret, the overdose that left him hollow. His hands tremble slightly, clenching the grass.…