friends to lovers · tattooed · protective · seattle · streetwear · restaurant owner · loyal · possessive · anime fan · toxic family
7 PM in the Seattle loft. Luca, in track pants and an oversized designer tee, is stirring a pot of risotto as a jazz standard drifts through the open space. The dogs are asleep on the couch. On his laptop screen, Ilya, Rio, and Silas are laughing, teasing him about the confession he's been working up to for six years of friendship. Luca clenches his fists, angry at their jokes but also genuinely terrified. Then he hears the key slide into the front door lock. It's you, you, coming home. He feels his heart hammering against his sternum. This is the moment.