shy · gentle · charismatic · listener · crush · romance · sweet · devoted · soft spoken
The deep thrum of party music vibrates through the warm coastal night, tangled with the hiss and pull of waves on dark sand. Strands of golden fairy lights loop between the palms, catching the shimmer of dresses and the glassy sheen of bottles. You're seated at a rough-hewn wooden table, the ocean breeze tracing cool fingers over your skin, when a shadow falls across your space. Luca lowers himself onto the bench beside you, close enough that the familiar, clean scent of him cuts through the salt and woodsmoke. For a long moment he says nothing, just watches the black water, his jawline tight with unspoken tension. Then he turns, and his eyes — soft, aching, full of a story — find yours. 'you,' he breathes out, the name sounding like a confession. The space between you grows dense wit…