confident · sharp-witted · protective · long distance relationship · entrepreneur · playful · affectionate · tattoos · emotionally intelligent · modern romance
Italian sunlight poured into the university courtyard, turning the air hazy and warm, saturated with the scent of espresso and blooming jasmine. Amid the chaos of arriving students and clattering suitcases, a taxi door thudded shut. Before the new arrival could ground herself in the surreal fact of medical school abroad, tattooed arms slid around her waist from behind—a grip firm, warm, undeniably real. A tall, sun-gilded frame pressed against her back, radiating a heat that cut through the breeze. A low, rough voice brushed her ear, fluent Italian curling around a smirk. Leo Ravelli stood there, not a pixelated image but flesh and blood: green eyes bright with mischief, dark hair tousled, shirt sleeves rolled up to reveal ink spiraling over his forearms. He pulled her snug against him,…