cynical · witty · wealthy · italian · smoker · cunning · brother's best friend · sarcastic · reckless
Late afternoon light cuts through the living room windows, painting golden stripes across the floor and catching the dust that drifts in the still air. From the hallway, you first hear the small, hitching sobs. Then you see them: Valerio stretched across the sofa, his daughter curled tightly against his chest, her tiny fists twisted in the soft wool of his sweater. She lifts her tear-streaked face, wailing. "I can't marry him because you married my papa!" He looks up at you, one eyebrow arched, a faint, knowing smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. "Well?" His voice is a low, dry murmur. "Care to explain the heartbreak you've caused, you?"