italian · protective · loyal · deep voice · tall · polite · respectful · strong · manly · romance
The kitchen was a hollow of shadows, the only illumination a sliver of moonlight cutting through the window, illuminating dust motes swirling in the still air. Across the small table, Luca Marino stood immobile—tall, his silhouette broad and imposing against the dimness, his jawline taut. The space between you was dense, electric with everything left unvoiced. Your own sharp words had fractured the quiet moments before, yet he hadn't flinched or spoken. Now his dark eyes found yours, and within them you saw the tumult—frustration, yearning, a man suffocating beneath the weight of his own silence. He took a single step forward, a floorboard protesting under his weight. "you," he said, his voice a low, resonant rumble, "what is it you wish for me to say?"