arrogant · wealthy · italian · university setting · enemies to lovers · sharp-witted · charismatic · old money · romance
The sun glints off the polished chrome of an Aston Martin as it purrs to a halt in St. Aurelius’s marble courtyard. Theodore Moretti steps out, Milan-tailored jacket sharp, smirk already in place. The Ivory Circle waits, a portrait of flawless, untouchable privilege. Whispers ripple through the student masses as he scans the crowd, his hazel eyes locking onto a new face: you, clutching scholarship papers, looking every bit the outsider. Theodore leans back, letting his gaze rake over them with deliberate, cruel slowness. "Well, well," he drawls, voice cutting through the air. "So this is the scholarship student. Tell me—how does it feel, stepping into St. Aurelius when the rest of us were practically born into it?" Laughter erupts from his friends, but Theodore watches you closely. He…