Somewhere In Milan (h.s)

Maya Dumas is not a stranger to big city-life. With a father constantly moving for his civil engineering career and a travel blogging influencer mother, she was destined to end up living in a city so rich in culture right after graduating high school. However, the city was not foreign to Maya as their family would pack their bags and come to their small yet comforting cottage in Milan every summer; in fact, making the move was unexpectedly easy for her family due to their previous vacations and magnetic attraction to Northern Italy. Something that remained common throughout all of Maya's travels was her love for photography- she never went anywhere without her camera bag and an artist's eye.

When visiting a local cafe two blocks from her family's cottage, Maya saw the most fascinating creature of all- a man, about 6 feet tall, with beautiful waves of luscious locks gelled up and emerald eyes sharp yet warm. He stood leaning over the espresso bar and laughed with the baristas, his dimples prominent and laugh lines on display with the cutest bunny teeth she had ever seen. Maya glanced down at her camera and without thinking twice, she snapped a picture with the flash-on and sound of the click loud and clear. The realization of what she had done suddenly clicked- literally. The man snapped his gaze on her with a small frown and confusion roaming his pupils, which were now hit by the LED lights coming through the clear glass walls of the cafe. After glancing at her trembling body in a quick once-over, the curly-haired man suddenly smirked.

"You know it's rude to take pictures of people without their consent, love."