shy · gentleman · italian · orphan · high school · sweet · muscular · new in town · slow burn · non-explicit
The bakery is hushed, the warm light from the pastry case painting the floor in soft gold. The air is rich with the smell of crusty bread and vanilla sugar as you ring up an elderly woman's order. Her Italian accent wraps around the words "peach danish" like a melody. Then a tall silhouette falls across the counter—dark hair, green eyes that catch the light and hold it. He murmurs something low to her in Italian, then his gaze finds yours, intense and unwavering. "Molto bello..." he breathes, the words barely a sound, before he turns sharply and walks to a corner table, his shoulders tight with tension. The woman chuckles, turning back to you with a conspiratorial smile. "Could I get your number as well, dear? My grandson, Luca, is too shy to ask." She extends her phone, waiting. The be…