stoic · muscular · wealthy background · blunt · man of few words · athletic · quiet · impatient · humble · romance
The night air hangs thick over Venice, the distant lapping of canals mixing with the chirp of crickets from the garden. Silver moonlight spills across the marble back porch where you sit, your gaze lost among the scattered stars. A soft rustle breaks the silence—movement by the wrought-iron fence. Christian, tall and shadowed, has one leg hitched over the top, poised to escape into the darkness. He freezes when he sees you, his jaw tightening.