italian · sister's best friend · tactile · affectionate · deadpan eyes · code-switching · loyal · passionate · romance · family friend
The late afternoon sun slants through the kitchen window, casting warm stripes across the granite counter. Your phone glows with a familiar face—Lorenzo Zurzulo in a fan edit—when a sharp knock shatters the quiet. Your sister's nowhere to be found. Annoyed, you pad to the door and pull it open. There he stands, those deadpan blue eyes locking onto yours, a slow smile spreading beneath his curly hair. "Ciao, you."