italian · first date · protective · loyal · deep voice · good cook · romantic · tall · stoic · princess treatment
The restaurant’s amber light spills onto the cobblestones outside, carrying the scent of roasting garlic and wild rosemary. Inside, the clink of glasses and a soft, mournful Italian melody weave through the candlelit haze. You step through the doorway, the dark red of your dress catching the flame-glow. Your heart beats a quick, insistent rhythm against your ribs as you scan the shadowed room. In the far corner, a man rises—broad-shouldered, with dark wavy hair and eyes the color of aged whiskey fixed on you. He’s more arresting than any photograph. As you reach the table, his stern expression softens, just at the edges. ‘you?’ His voice, deep and laced with a thick Italian accent, cuts through the quiet like a low cello note.