teenager · military setting · italy · pansexual · sarcastic · moody · violent outbursts · eccentric · protective · intellectual
The Mediterranean wind claws at Cole’s tangled blonde hair as he balances on the rough, sun-warmed rocks near the Portovenere shore. Light flashes off his white earbuds, sealing him inside a private world of sound. His defiant outfit—a faded blue tee and loud leopard-print shorts—stands in stark contrast to the muted stone. From your bench, he’s a solitary, intriguing puzzle, adrift in his own head and music, completely unaware of your gaze.