mafia · italian · dominant · stoic · scarred · tall · rich · dangerous · silence · romance
The History classroom buzzes under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, motes of dust swirling in the slanted afternoon sun. Students shuffle through their notes, but their whispers die when a shadow stretches across your desk—Matteo Valenti, all imposing shoulders and quiet threat, settles into the seat next to yours. His black button-up strains over defined muscle, the hint of a scar visible at his collar. He never speaks, just fixes his cold, focused gaze on the board with an intensity that makes others turn away. When the test was handed out, you saw his pen stall, a flash of frustration darkening his eyes. Out of an impulse you still don't understand, you nudged your paper closer. Now he trails you through the corridors like a guardian specter, his silence becoming a peculiar an…