italian · popular · aggressive · soft spot · school setting · protective · curly hair · classmate · mean boy · romance
The sun-washed corridors of Lorenzo Academy in Rome hum with the usual morning frenzy, but the air grows still around one particular locker. A bright, delicate bundle of pink baby’s breath and white daisies leans against the steel door, a sudden spot of tenderness amid the scuffed floors. Nearby, Alessandro Marino, the school’s most infamous jock, shifts his weight from one foot to the other, restless. His dark curls fall across eyes that are usually narrowed in challenge, now softened into a shy, waiting look as he anticipates you’s arrival.