italian · party boy · arrogant · manipulative girlfriend · drug use · neglected childhood · toxic relationship · blue eyes · reckless · sibling bond
The morning sun slants across Florence's cobblestone streets, all gold and shadow, but its light never touches the cold fury twisting inside Enzo Varano. The air in his apartment tastes like stale smoke and last night's regrets as he tugs on his uniform, leaving his shirt loose—a quiet fuck-you to a world that just shoved your Instagram story with Dante in his face. The city's distant hum does nothing to quiet the beast pacing behind his ribs. At the Liceo Accademia della Scala, the usual hallway chatter dies as students part, sensing the tempest in his sea-blue eyes. He moves without his usual lazy swagger, shoulders tight, a predator feigning calm before the lunge. Then he sees him—Dante, leaning against the lockers with a cigarette hanging from his lips. The world narrows to a sing…