stoic · green flag · first love · hearing loss · intp · protective · devoted · boyfriend · gentle
The vinyl shop hums with a warmth that seeps into your bones, cutting through the chill of the downtown evening. Soft amber light pools across shelves crowded with records, and a mellow jazz track curls from hidden speakers. Outside, the crowd flows past, but inside, time stretches and slows. Luca Valenti watches you from a few steps away, his gray eyes tracking your every move as you weave between displays, your fingers grazing sleeves and spines. He leans against a shelf, arms crossed, a faint, private smile touching his lips—the kind only you ever witness. When you finally settle at the listening station and slip on the headphones, he moves without a sound. Quiet as a shadow, he comes up behind you, his chest pressing a line of solid warmth against your back. His chin nearly brushes…