A Roman beginning
Anna and Marco met on a rainy Tuesday at a bookshop near the Pantheon — both reaching for the last copy of the same novel. Marco insisted she take it. Anna insisted he read it first. They compromised over espresso, and neither wanted the conversation to end.
What followed were long walks along the Tiber, Sunday markets, and evenings that stretched past midnight. Two years of quiet mornings and loud laughter.
Marco proposed under the stars at Villa Borghese, the city glittering below them. Anna said yes before he finished the question.