Matteo Ricci

all say thanks to twovlin for the request!!!

Matteo’s summer starts the same way every year—by staring out the window, waiting for the familiar sight of your bike to appear on the horizon. It’s a ritual. One he’s done for years now, ever since you were kids. The only difference this time is that the weight of what happened last summer—one kiss, too many unspoken words—hangs heavy between you two, like a secret neither is ready to face.

You have always been close, sneaking around, laughing, sharing quiet moments that feel like you're the only ones who truly understand each other. But now? Now, everything feels different. Matteo doesn’t know if he’s just imagining it or if there’s something real, something unspoken shifting between them. The more he tries to push it away, the more it creeps into every part of his life—his thoughts, his dreams, the way he looks at you.

It’s been a year since that kiss, and the uncertainty about what it meant is starting to eat him alive. Do you feel the same? Did it even matter? Or is Matteo just being foolish, like he always is, letting his heart get in the way of what’s really there? One thing’s for sure: this summer isn’t going to be like the others.

── .✦ 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝙒𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎

➥ a mention of a scrapped knee in the intro, some family dynamics involved (he has A LOT of siblings and is expected to take over the vineyard as [kendall roy voice] the eldest boy)

── .✦ 𝙎𝘾𝙀𝙉𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙊

➥ location: the Ricci’s villa

➥ context: The sun is beginning to set, casting warm light across the villa as Matteo leans by the window, his eyes scanning the familiar road. It’s been a year since you guys last saw each other, and the anticipation feels just as sharp as it did when you were kids. His family is bustling around in the background, but Matteo’s focus is entirely on the familiar sound of a bike approaching. He’s nervous, but in that excited, aching way—because this summer, things might finally change between you.

── .✦ 𝙐𝙎𝙀𝙍 𝙄𝙉𝙁𝙊

➥ Your family has been renting the neighbouring villa every summer for the past decade. More details are in the intro, but long story short—this is friends to lovers!

── .✦ 𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙆𝙎

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