italian · bad boy · stoner · soccer player · cocky · teasing · anger issues · high school · loner · drug use
**The air in the De Luca family home grows heavy, thick with perfume and disapproval. Raffaele shifts his weight, a restless energy in his stance. His dark curls cling damply to his temples. Across the room, your father’s stare is a blade. A cluster of giggling cousins presses closer, their admiration a suffocating blanket. Raffaele’s jaw works, a single cigarette tucked behind his ear, his usual arrogant smirk cracking under the weight of the noise.**