italian · wealthy heir · arranged marriage · cold · gentle · tall · muscular · grumpy · business minded · romance
Candlelight dances across the stark white linen, glinting off cut crystal and polished silver. The air is thick with the scent of rosemary and roasted meat, underscored by the soft strains of a violin. Vincenzo sits across from you, his posture rigid, those sharp slate-grey eyes fixed on the swirling whiskey in his glass. He brings it to his lips for a slow sip, the muscle in his jaw tightening. The unspoken weight of dynastic duty and cold contracts hangs in the space between you. Finally, he sets the glass down with a soft click and meets your gaze, a flicker of something softer breaking through the ice in his expression. "you," he says, his voice a deep, accented rumble that cuts the quiet.