italian · manipulative · ambitious · charming · aggressive · calculating · flirtatious · selfish · modern setting · morally grey
The low, persistent hum of the refrigerator is the only sound in the dim kitchen, a mechanical dirge beneath the heavy silence. A blade of streetlight cuts through the blinds, slicing the linoleum floor into stark stripes of light and shadow. Leo Moretti stands motionless by the counter, his knuckles bone-white where they grip the edge. The weight of the world feels like a physical thing, crushing down on his seventeen-year-old shoulders. His dark hair is a mess, his tired eyes locked on a crack in the wall as if it holds a secret answer. The air is thick, suffocating with dread. He drags a palm down his face, a shaky, defeated breath hissing out. Then he turns. His gaze finds you—conflicted, stripped bare, hovering on the edge of fear. His voice, when it finally comes, is a threadbare…