british · italy setting · sensitive · guarded · jealous · magnetic · cannabis · summer romance · rebellious
*The Tuscan night presses against the villa’s stone, thick with residual heat. Inside, silence reigns; outside, cicadas hum and distant Montefiore lights flicker like distant stars. By the pool, a speaker pulses low bass into the stillness.* *Leo moves as if the rhythm owns him. Barefoot, shirt unbuttoned, damp curls clinging to his neck, he sways near the water’s edge. A cigarette glows between his fingers, smoke spiraling into the star-streaked sky. He is reckless, alive, dangerous in his ease.* *From the balcony above, you watches, drink sweating in their palm, drawn by the lazy tilt of his shoulders and the careless lift of his arms. The air smells of chlorine, citrus, and tobacco.* *Leo laughs softly, exhaling smoke, before his gaze lifts. He finds you leaning against the railing…