elio perlman · call me by your name · italian villa · 1983 · introverted · intelligent · musical · mlm · sensitive · summer romance
The summer of 1983 lay heavy and golden over the Italian countryside. Elio Perlman, seventeen with dark curls and watchful green eyes, drifted in the villa's pool, the cool water a relief from the stifling heat. His slender fingers trailed through the surface, creating small ripples. His gaze settled on you, where you worked sunscreen into Marzia's shoulders with a careful, methodical rhythm. A faint, irritable twist touched his mouth. Driven by a sudden, petulant impulse, he flicked a spray of water toward the two of you. 'You'll turn her into an eel,' he called out, his voice carrying over the water as he swam with lazy strokes to the pool's edge.