andré can’t help the pout that appears on his lips at the news. he was really looking forward to his evening gelato. “oh merde,” he whispers under his breath as the looks down, shaking his head. this is his favorite gelateria in town, along with another nine. yes, he’s got a top 10 list. it’s still a shame his number one is closed, though. “i know another gelateria not too far from here,” he offers. “they’ve got the best fior the latte in all of florence, wanna go?”
at least someone else seems equally as distressed as she is regarding the early closure. misery loves company. “the best?” winter repeats with an arch to her brow. “that will have to be verified by me. i can be very picky.” she smiles with the statement though and gives him a nod. “lead the way. i suppose i’m open to trying something new anyways.”
maia was left in charge of closing the shop tonight and she figured since it’d been so quiet, she could justify locking up and taking a walk around the block. to her dismay she headed back and saw a girl standing outside and a made a small noise. ‘oof! i’m so sorry! i hadn’t had a customer in half an hour! i’ll give you a double for the price of one if you don’t call and tell my manager.’ she fished out her keys and unlocked the door, ushering the girl inside and flashing her a goofy smile.
as someone accustomed to getting her way, winter’s gratitude is more understated -- for show more than genuine. it’s just like how her pout had been performative as opposed to true upset. still, she is happy to be getting her gelato fix; that could not be feigned. “i suppose i can spare the call. the gelateria will also avoid my scathing review online if you throw in an extra topping.” her tone is light -- playful. she may be a brat on occasion but she’s not mean.
skye certainly had a pretty big SWEET TOOTH, that could probably put willy wonka to shame. back in los angeles, she had a drawer ( or two ) in her kitchen that were solely dedicated to different types of candy. something that happened to also trickle to her apartment here as well, though it really was just one this time. and with a craving at the moment for gelato, she’d unfortunately have to wait to satisfy it a little longer, upon hearing it was closed. ❝ they did ?? ❞ questioned with a soft pout, sighing. ❝ um, well i believe there’s another place not too far from here – venchi, their gelato & chocolate is really incredible if you wanna head over ?? ❞
“but this one’s my favourite,” winter laments. she doesn’t want to be too difficult though, lest she stops being indulged, so with one more withering sigh, she’s agreeing with a nod. “call me a creature of habit, i do not usually try many new places -- but i suppose if it comes with your recommendation, lead the way.” she gives a flourishing hand gesture while easing the incessant pout off of her features. “if they’re closed too i may die.”
luca had to go on a walk to get out of his head and as always, he took a walking snack… as he walked to get another snack. too much sugar? the limit does not exist. with a box of freshly chilled pâte à choux he walked up the steps of the gelateria only to grimace when he heard the news. ‘no! oh no! why?! this is the best place! oof, i think we should break in.’ he knocked on the door sadly as if it would open, forgetting about the box in his hands.
she cants her head to the side in thought, as if seriously considering his suggestion. “do you suppose that would work?” she hums. “i’ve always wanted to try that thing where you pick a lock with a bobby pin.” and, of course, with her hair so immaculately placed, winter has bobby pins. however, she also wants a clean record and so, with a heavy sigh, she steps back from the door. “ugh, i don’t know that anything else can satisfy my craving -- the whole day is ruined!” overdramatics are winter’s specialty. eyes flutter downwards to his burden and her brows raise. “what is it you’ve got?”
she turns with a disgruntled huff away from the locked door of her absolute favourite gelateria. though she had sped down the street and believed she’d had enough time to spare, winter had found the handle unmovable when she gave it a tug. as she’s whirling on a heel, she finds herself nearly face to face with someone and adopts a pout. “they closed early,” she dismays, a manicured finger pointing to the sign in the window. “what am i going to do for sweets now?”
celia is back with a muse i definitely didn’t need to take up but also? couldn’t resist? i’m obsessed with the idea of taking a label that a lot of people are tired of seeing and giving it fresh Life so that’s what i’m doing here... with my little snow baby, winter!
〚 jennie kim, cisfemale, she/her, twenty-one 〛🌹 LEE MINSEOL / WINTER LEE has found themselves in florence, italy since JUNE 2012 and are currently TRYING TO START A FASHION LINE. people close to him would describe him as PRISTINE but also NEEDY. maybe that’s why they’re known as the THE BABYDOLL. a rumor is going around that SHE’S NEVER BEEN IN A RELATIONSHIP. – celia, 24, she/her, cst
past
minseol was born in south korea to the most loving parents you’ll probably ever meet. she was their second and only surviving child, finding themselves unable to conceive after her but also in general being content with their little miracle baby
she was a charming little thing, full of life and sweetness. a little precocious at times but always met with a smile and quick to offer one in return.
her parents were never rich rich but definitely had the money to do a bit of travel and so as soon as minseol was old enough, they took her on plentiful trips.
they got really into like travel blogging or maybe something like doctor’s without borders where they were basically able to make money while living a life free of any one solid place of residence for too long
their daughter became worldly -- a global citizen or whatever -- from a young age and while it did well for her cultural knowledge, it stunted her socially
she would make friends and have them ripped from her again and again to the point where she stopped trying. she clung to her parents and kind of leeched their attention for the lack of it she was getting elsewhere
obviously had to do a kind of home schooling route and fell in love with the idea of a fashion design career during a summer in paris.
minseol became determined to find some permanence in her life and demanded to be placed into something like proper schooling for her teenage years.
she was used to getting her way -- spoiled but not necessarily rotten -- and her demands were eventually met
initially she wanted to live in paris for all the fashion influences who called the city their home. however, when one of her parents found permanent work in italy, she thought it was the next best thing.
moved to florence the summer of 2012 and was finally able to start making a name for herself only... her lack of social skills really worked against her.
started going by the name winter but ended up embodying that chosen name in different ways
to her new classmates, she came off as cold, quiet, reserved, beautiful but unattainable. it drove her to the same point of craving attention and clinging to people who gave her the validation she sought.
winter finally found her footing in florence over the years, finding a popularity she’s comfortable with. she isn’t the regina george but, rather, the gretchen who secretly just wants approval from everyone
her rumor.... isn’t all true. no one thinks she’s been in a relationship because of her immaculate outer appearance, no one has really approached her romantically. she can be intimidating and her possessive edge with her friends and people around her can be off-putting.
however, she did have one relationship that i’ll plot out at some point (up on the main rn) that had to be kept entirely secret. winter and her craving for validation and acceptance couldn’t handle anything more than a year of being someone’s ‘secret’ but she broke her own heart when she broke things off
see, she’s really eager to love and to be in love which is probably going to get her in trouble
personality & passions
a stereotypical girly girl loving fashion makeup and everything pink
wants to be in love
not very good at flirting though
so your typical vixen ‘babydoll’ label ain’t it for winter
she’s really just very soft and wants to be liked more than anything
like tinkerbell in that she may die without attention for long stretches of time
her social skills still aren’t all there but her quiet really does come across as intimidating bc she knows like 5 languages and has traveled all around the world
she’s trying to start her own fashion line and has the ideas but not really the grasp on the tools needed to make it happen so we’ll see about that
aaaaand that’s all would love to plot out her high school-age friend group and definitely toss her at anyone who has been in florence since tate is kind of hard for past plots that way
also could’ve run across your muses in her travels so
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