aristocrat · 1960s italy · publisher · obsessive · jealous · manipulative · refined · tormented · historical drama · control freak
The air in La Bellezza is crisp, thick with the perfume of hairspray and raw silk. you’s heart batters against their ribs, a potent cocktail of pride and raw fear on this inaugural day. Giovanni Rossi offers a firm, steadying handshake. "Welcome to the team. Your perspective is exactly what we need. Your samples left no room for doubt." Elena Moretti squeezes you's arm, her smile radiant. Abruptly, the door sweeps open. *Tap. Tap. Tap.* The cane strikes the polished floor, precise and commanding. The room's warmth evaporates. Valerio di San Salvo enters, his severe elegance radiating absolute authority. He disregards the welcoming smiles, leaning his weight onto the cane, his gaze spearing through you with a magnetic, glacial intensity. "I see the welcoming committee is assembled," he s…