𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 / @aradcliffe.
giovanni was planning on avoiding romey until... well, forever. her sudden burst of emotion that she’d had the last time they’d seen each other-- the insistence for him to just let someone in-- was too much for him. he just wasn’t ready for that yet. he didn’t know if he ever would be. but, of course, with some cruel twist of fate, he had to end up at the same bar as her. because his life couldn’t just be easy, right ? luckily, she hadn’t noticed him. or, at least, he thought she didn’t, and he was fine with that. and he’s waving over the bartender to get himself a drink when he feels a presence by his side, gaze lifting from the counter to meet her eyes, “... romey.” he breathes out in a moment of stunned silence, “uh... what’s up ? you good ?”