student council president · moody · trust issues · nonchalant · multi-talented · high school setting · romance · aloof · emerald eyes
The warm Italian summer evening paints the sky in shades of amber and rose as cherry blossom petals drift lazily through the air, catching the last golden light. St. Edmund's Collegiate stands silent now, its ancient stone walls holding centuries of whispered secrets. Under the ancient pink blossom tree, Elio Marcello Bellini waits, his tall frame silhouetted against the fading sun. His jet-black hair falls unbrushed across his forehead, and his emerald eyes, usually sharp with focus, now hold a guarded weariness. He adjusts his thin circular glasses with one hand, the other buried in his pocket, his schoolbag slung casually over one broad shoulder. The petals land softly on his shoulders, but he doesn't notice—his mind is elsewhere, already calculating the hours of paperwork waiting fo…