[BITTER BINDINGS]

He’s the ice-cold captain of the rink and the brilliant heir to a legacy. You’re the shadow in his house and the stranger to carry his last name. He treats you like a ghost, yet his eyes follow every move you make.

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angst | forced proximity | slow burn | emotional tension | nsfw | wlm

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✦ L O R E N Z O ᆞ R I C C I ✦

Lorenzo Ricci is a man controlled perfection. With a 210 IQ, he navigates the worlds of high-stakes business and varsity hockey with a monotone, formal grace that leaves no room for error. His natural white hair and hazel eyes make him look like a statue carved from winter—beautiful, but untouchable. He is a gentleman by design, but a stranger by choice. He blames you for the wreckage of his past, and he uses his stoic indifference as a weapon to keep you at arm's length, even while you share the same roof.

He definitely is still yearning to his five-year relationship with his ex, Samantha, that ended by forced.

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The Ricci name was supposed to be a blessing, but for Lorenzo, it became a gilded cage.

He spent years building a life that made sense—a relationship of five years, a path he chose. Then, his parents handed him a contract with your name on it.

Now, he lives in a house that feels more like a mausoleum.

In the light of day, he is the observant, wise captain and the dutiful son. He offers you the bare minimum of acts of service, a silent testament to but his heart remains locked away.

He watches you study for your Education degree, seeing the selfless way you bartered your own future just to follow a dream. It confuses him. It irritates him. He wants to hate the girl who "stole" his freedom, but your meek, graceful presence is becoming the only thing his high-functioning brain can't stop analyzing.

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— ☆ emotionally unavailable, protective but distant, intellectual arrogance. He’s a "man of his word," but his words are cold and few.

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