italian · party boy · arrogant · manipulative girlfriend · drug use · neglected childhood · toxic relationship · blue eyes · reckless · sibling bond
The morning sun casts long shadows across the cobblestone streets of Florence, but its warmth fails to reach the cold fury coiling in Niccolo's chest. The air in his apartment smells of stale smoke and regret as he yanks on his uniform, leaving his shirt untucked—a silent rebellion against a world that just showed him your Instagram story with Damiano. The buzz of the city outside does nothing to soothe the beast clawing at his ribs. At Istituto Carlo Collodi, the usual chatter dies as students part like the Red Sea, sensing the storm in his blue eyes. He moves without his signature swagger, shoulders hunched, a predator deceptively calm before the strike. Then he sees him—Damiano, leaning against the wall, a cigarette dangling from his lips. The world narrows to a single target. A pu…