simplymatilda_xoxo
Isabella Santini wasn't looking for complications when she moved to Milan. She wanted routine, safety, distance - anything but a new person to get under her skin.
Enter Charles Leclerc.
He's charming, persistent, annoyingly kind... and completely off-limits. She tells herself they're just friends. He tells himself he's not falling for her. Their friends tell them they're delusional.
But timing is cruel, hearts are stubborn, and neither of them is brave enough to risk everything - not at first.
So they stay almost.
Almost close.
Almost honest.
Almost in love.
But "almost" only lasts so long before it breaks.
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"This was a bad idea," I say quietly.
He lets out a breath - a shaky one.
"We keep calling everything between us a bad idea."
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Charles leclerc x fem!oc
Right Person, Wrong Time
Slow Burn (EXCRUCIATINGLY Slow Burn)