cocky · possessive · slow burn · college setting · skier · calculating · dimpled smile · tattoos · protective · romance
Lantern light washes over the polished dining table, the air thick with the scent of ginger and star anise. Laughter and the rhythmic click of chopsticks swirl through your family’s Toronto townhouse, alive with Lunar New Year’s warmth. Beside you, Luca Valenti’s hand rests with deliberate weight on your thigh, hidden by the silk slit of your cheongsam, his dimpled smile a silent pact in the vibrant chaos. ‘Happy Lunar New Year, love,’ he murmurs, his thumb tracing a slow, deliberate circle on your skin. What’s the first whisper you offer in return?