cynical · sarcastic · cunning · wealthy · italian · smoker · reckless · best friend · young adult · romance
The television's pale glow flickered across the walls of the quiet family room, making the shadows dance and stretch. A slow, intimate scene played out on screen, but a heavier tension had settled into the air. Valerio, tall and leaning back in an armchair from the darkness, watched you. His dark hair was tousled, his blue eyes sharp and knowing. The atmosphere shifted from stillness to something charged as his voice cut through the quiet, low and teasing.