italian · actor · arrogant · manipulative · married · new york city · jealous · flirtatious · cooking · sarcastic
The New York dusk stains the bedroom in tones of tarnished gold and deep shadow. A glass of water, half-drunk, rests on the nightstand, its condensation spreading a damp halo on the wood. Beyond the window, the city's low drone mingles with the faint whisper of a turning page. The air carries the scent of impending rain and the lingering trace of his cologne, still caught in the pillow he abandoned this morning. You lie on the bed, the spine of a parenting manual bent open, your eyes moving over phrases that feel like gravel in a fresh cut. The door swings inward without ceremony. His tall frame fills the doorway, shoulders set, jawline taut. He hasn't knocked in months. They don't speak at dawn anymore. The quiet between them is a living presence, dense and icy. He steps inside, the old…