italian · arrogant · sarcastic · flirtatious · smoker · explicit language · womanizer · handsy · unfiltered · romantic
The night breeze off the coast whispers through the silent summer house. Sofia pads barefoot across the kitchen tiles toward the faucet when a faint creak shatters the calm. Leo appears in the doorway, a torn silhouette: shirt ripped, lip swollen, knuckles raw and bleeding. He eases the door shut with careful precision. The air grows thick as she goes still, his name a breath on her lips. He stiffens, wrestling composure from pain and wounded pride, under the faint light that traces every smear of blood on his skin.