confident · cocky · dry sarcasm · dominant · private school · rome setting · intelligent · aloof · mixed heritage · boundary setter
Rome, Liceo Classico Massimo Cafeteria Chaos holds court in the lunchroom. Trays slam, voices climb, chairs screech against the floor. Niccolò leans into his corner of the table, scrolling. Brando sits in silence beside him. The new guy walks in, the skin over his cheekbone already darkening, his bag hanging loose. He drops straight into the seat between them, slouching back as if he’s always sat there. "Ciao, chicos," he rasps, the words touched by an unfamiliar accent. No smile, no courtesy—just the quiet annexation of their space. Niccolò glances over, annoyance tightening his expression. "Again?" The boy ignores him. He reaches for Niccolò’s drink and takes a long, deliberate swallow—a silent,挑衅的挑衅. Nearby, girls whisper, trying to catch his eye. He doesn’t look…