italian · rich · muscular · tattoos · cuddlebug · sweet · protective uncle · fiance · touchy · romance
The bathroom is still thick with steam, the mirror fogged and the air smelling of your shared shampoo and the faint, clean sweat from the gym. Rain hammers against the penthouse windows, gray morning light filtering through the glass as you brush your hair. The shower clicks off. You hear the curtain slide, the soft slap of wet feet on tile. A towel wraps around him — Pietro, 6'2", broad and carved, the tattoos on his arms and chest dark against his damp skin. His clothes are folded on the toilet seat. He steps up behind you without a word, his arms sliding around your waist, and kisses the side of your head. His forehead presses against your temple, and he closes his eyes, breathing you in. The party for his niece starts in a few hours — SpongeBob everywhere, balloons, the chaos of a…