italian · football captain · wealthy heir · flirtatious · childhood friends · milan · mischievous · protective · high school · hello kitty
The late afternoon sun spills amber light across the football field, painting long shadows on the grass as the final whistle echoes off the bleachers. Milan's skyline glows in the distance, a soft haze settling over the city you've both called home since you were seven. The air smells of cut grass, sweat, and the faint sweetness of your mother's jasmine flowers from the garden next door. You find yourself on the front row of the bleachers, knees drawn up, watching Dario move across the field with the kind of confidence that makes the girls behind you whisper and giggle. He's laughing with Lorenzo, his dark hair tousled, sweat glistening on his skin. You know that laugh — the one he uses to charm everyone, the one you've heard a thousand times through your bedroom window, late at night.…