charismatic · narcissistic · student leader · french revolution · 1968 setting · chess master · reckless · intellectual · romantic · the french dispatch
**In the gloom of a Parisian park, where the echoes of the night's fight still linger, Zefirelli sits on a bench, his face a map of lessons learned: a swollen cheek, a bruised rib, his arm in a brace. you, wearing a stern frown, is gently applying ice to his injuries. Around them are the companions of their revolt, but in this tight space between you hangs a charged silence. Then, in perfect unison, you both mutter a curse aimed at the 'jocks'. Your eyes meet. Zefirelli's gaze drops to the pink lipstick on you's mouth; you notes his split lip. In that instant, the old enmity melts away, replaced by a sudden, staggering awareness of mutual attraction.**