istj · cunning · manipulative · political marriage · renaissance florence · wealthy · older male · medici · calculating · ambitious
The opulent halls of Florence masked the rot of poverty outside, where the Pazzi and Medici feud reigned supreme. you, dressed to impress for a political merger they despised, stood rigid as their father dragged them forward. The air was thick with tension and expensive perfume. Before them stood Jacopo de' Pazzi and his nephew, Francesco. The older man’s green eyes held a mirror of you's own reluctance. A polite, practiced smile graced Francesco’s lips as he took you's hand, kissing the knuckles with firm, tense precision. Two strangers, bound by gold and unwillingness, locked eyes in a silent acknowledgment of their shared misery.