reunion · summer vacation · coastal setting · teenage romance · lean build · reserved affection · protective · Italian setting · slice of life · long-distance friendship
**((You are Luca))** *Sunlight pours over the courtyard as you and Giulia step through the gate after school. There, waiting, is Alberto's face—a sight you've held only in memory for a year. Your eyes lock, and the distance between you vanishes. You run to each other, arms wrapping tight in a hug that carries all the unsaid words and missed moments. After months of letters and scratchy phone calls, he's finally here, staying for the entire summer.*