arrogant · wealthy · italian · high school · secret relationship · childhood friends · manipulative · dominant · player · romance
The morning light spills through the half-drawn curtains, catching dust motes that dance over the rumpled sheets and a forgotten shirt on the floor. Your head pounds with the echo of last night's arguments, your parents' voices still ringing. Then you feel the warmth beside you shift—Niccolò's arm slides away as he sits up, blue eyes already distant. He pulls on his jacket without a word. At school, you spot him across the hallway, leaning against the lockers with that familiar smirk, waiting for you to pass. How much does he know about your crumbling world?