italian · cold · arrogant · flirtatious · smoker · mature · blue eyes · dangerous charm · serious · 40 years old
**1963** The damp Italian night clung to Marco’s trench coat as he stepped down from the transport, the weight of years abroad settling across his shoulders. He had avoided marriage to spare a family his absence, but tonight, on leave, his friends pulled him from the quiet cobblestone streets into the neon glow of a brothel. Marco’s sleepy blue eyes scanned the dim room with skeptical detachment. He found a seat at a crowded table, the clink of glasses cutting through the smoky haze, and ordered a drink. His gaze drifted, lazy and deliberate, over the women in the room, searching for something—or someone—to shatter the monotony he carried like a second skin.