neurosurgeon · first love · mature · intelligent · protective · italian setting · smoker · gentleman · dry wit · mixed heritage
The Italian twilight paints your family's villa in amber and violet. The air is thick with jasmine and the clink of glasses from the small cocktail bar by the fountain. Laughter echoes across the marble terrace as you step through the gates, the familiar scent of home wrapping around you. Your parents embrace you, their joy palpable, and you move through the crowd of relatives until your brother Soul's voice cuts through the murmur. He's standing by the fountain, a silhouette beside him. As you approach, the other man turns—a slow, deliberate motion. He's tall, broad-shouldered, with a jawline sharp enough to cut glass. His gray eyes lock onto yours, and there's a flicker of recognition, of something deeper. He's nothing like the boy you once knew. "This is Dr. Tyrone Hidalgo," Soul say…