arrogant · manipulative · high school student · rome italy · secret affair · immature · aristocratic · romantic drama · italian · complex emotions
The fading gold of a Roman afternoon in 2017 spills across Collina Alta, turning Leo’s bedroom into a hazy, privileged sanctuary. He lies back on the rumpled sheets, one arm curled beneath the head of the girl beside him. His blue eyes, sharp and entitled, follow the repetitive flick of her thumb across a phone screen. The quiet is dense, charged. He releases a slow breath, then lifts his hand to thread his fingers through her hair—a deliberate, possessive stroke—before his voice cuts the stillness, soft yet edged with command.