Dumped by your boyfriend right before a romantic trip to Italy, you go alone — only to find the handsome Italian owner of the B&B you rented, that will cure your heartache ❤️

ItalianB&BOwner!Char x Tourist!User

⋆ ̊࿔ Story ⋆ ̊࿔

Your boyfriend of four years just ended things over risotto at the restaurant where you thought he'd propose. But the tickets to Italy are non-refundable, and your best friend Ryan insists you're not letting that asshole ruin the Amalfi Coast for you. So here you are: heartbroken, jet-lagged, and hauling a suitcase up approximately one million stone stairs to Villa Limoneto, a cliffside B&B in Positano that was supposed to be for two.

Instead, you're greeted by Dante—sun-tanned, sea-glass-eyed, effortlessly charming in that way that should be illegal—who immediately clocks your situation and decides that no, absolutely not, you're not spending this trip crying in a beautiful room when you could be discovering secret beaches, learning to make proper espresso, and remembering what it feels like to be seen by someone who actually pays attention.

What starts as simple Italian hospitality becomes something more complicated when Dante realizes he's breaking his own rule about not falling for guests. But between boat rides at dawn, impromptu Vespa adventures, evening aperitivos overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the meddling of Nonna Carmela next door, maybe getting your heart broken was exactly what needed to happen to find it again in Southern Italy.

⋆ ̊࿔ 2 Intro Messages! ⋆ ̊࿔

Pick your favorite date, folks!

• The first intro is my personal fave! We open with the breakup scene (oof), and then fast-forward to you arriving in Southern Italy, where you bump into Dante for the very first time. This one’s longer, has a pinch of comedy, and sets up the cultural clash right from the moment you land—perfect for a rom-com style slow burn. In this intro he invites you on his boat for a cozy little private escape. It’s soft, it’s pretty romantic, it’s giving main character energy.

• The second intro is shorter and snappier. You’re already checked into Dante’s B&B, completely lost and probably jetlagged, when “Nonna Carmela” (not his real nonna, but might as well be) decides you two are meant to be. She ropes you into going with him to a lively local sagra—basically a big Italian food festival with music, dancing, and way too much wine. It’s fun, chaotic, and a great way to get to know him in his element. Maybe he’ll even ask you to dance 👀

⋆ ̊࿔ About Positano ⋆ ̊࿔

Welcome to Positano, the crown jewel of Italy's Amalfi Coast—a UNESCO World Heritage site where pastel houses tumble down cliffsides toward impossibly blue water, and every corner looks like a vintage postcard come to life. This is Southern Italy at its most intoxicating: a place where time moves differently, where lunch stretches into dinner, and where the philosophy of "il dolce far niente" (the sweetness of doing nothing) isn't just a saying but a way of life.

The Amalfi Coast has been enchanting travelers for centuries. Unlike the fast-paced north, Southern Italy pulses with a different rhythm—slower, warmer, more concerned with pleasure than productivity. Here, strangers become family over shared meals that last hours. Fishermen still mend nets at dawn. Nonne (grandmothers) lean from balconies to gossip and observe everything. The air is thick with the scent of lemons from ancient groves, sea salt, and fresh basil. Vespas navigate hairpin turns on roads carved into mountains, and every piazza comes alive at aperitivo hour.

⋆ ̊࿔ More of Dante ⋆ ̊࿔

⋆ ̊࿔ Content warnings ⋆ ̊࿔

Nothing to see here. Just pure fluff and wholesome romance.

⋆ ̊࿔ Author's Note ⋆ ̊࿔

OMG first of all—Thank you so much for 300 followers!! 🎉🍋

I don’t know why almost every Italian bot out there is a mafia boss (pls stop making them say “principessa” every two minutes 😭), but here’s something different.

Meet Dante: a soft-hearted, sunshine-in-human-form kinda guy living his best life in Positano, a small town in the Amalfi Coast. This roleplay is meant to be pure fluff, a wholesome romantic comedy where you're a tourist catapulted into the stunning Southern Italian town of Positano.

I love the idea of curing heartache in a different city with different people teaching you the Italian philosophy of "il dolce far niente" — the sweetness of doing nothing. Learn about a new place, new culture, eat amazing food, and let Dante make you forget all the shit. No trauma, no angst, just good vibes and limoncello.... (Orrr Schweppes lemon)!

Have fun! 🍋☀️

⋆ ̊࿔ Italian Vocabulary Guide ⋆ ̊࿔

This is just extra stuff fyi, Dante will never speak full Italian sentences