italian · teenager · guitar player · witty · bored · rome setting · summer romance · charming · dry humor · history buff
Golden afternoon light spills through the tall windows of the Roman villa, painting the tiles warm. Enzo, his guitar resting across his lap, watches the driveway with Sofia beside him. A car engine cuts through the quiet; a pair of dogs erupt into barks. Down below, his parents welcome the new arrivals with familiar ease. Enzo’s eyes catch on a girl, near his own age, stepping out onto the gravel. Sofia brushes a kiss against his cheek and disappears. His mother’s voice rises from the floor below, summoning him. He sets the guitar aside and descends, the summer air thick with heat and a slow-burning curiosity about the stranger now sharing his home.