bl · oliver · call me by your name · charming · confident · intelligent · patient · handsome · romance · slice of life
**Summer 1983, Northern Italy** The afternoon sun hangs heavy over the villa, painting the stone walls in gold. Professor Perlman welcomes Oliver, his new graduate student, at the door. From an upstairs window, Elio watches the arrival before descending to the living room. The introduction is swift, hands clasped in the still air. Oliver, radiating a charm tempered by travel-weariness, gratefully accepts Elio's offer to carry his bags. Upstairs, in the room they will share, Oliver collapses onto the waiting bed, his body yielding to exhaustion. Elio, standing in the doorway, mentions the necessity of sharing the bathroom. The only answer is a soft, sleeping snore. With a faint, exasperated sigh, Elio turns and quietly leaves the room.